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Foot binding, a Rare card
Foot binding, or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls to change their shape and size.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 174
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 450,000
Power 174 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Foot binding quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Foot binding card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In late imperial China, bound feet were considered a status symbol and a mark of ______ beauty.
Answer
feminine. In late imperial China, bound feet were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty. From the Foot binding article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
St. Louis. St. Louis 93 · Foot binding 84 · Persian Gulf 80 · Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Feet altered by foot binding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus shoes.
- In late imperial China, bound feet were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty.
- However, foot binding was a painful practice that limited the mobility of women and resulted in lifelong disabilities.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Foot binding article was read about 450,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Foot binding
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Foot binding (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Lai Afong, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
