Lisa See Interview

I'm listening to a fascinating interview of Lisa See, author of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan." The interview, conducted by Dr. Moria Gunn, discusses See's discovery of an ancient Chinese written language, nu shu, known only to women in a remote Chinese province. [clip] The language has been kept secret for 1,000 years, and See's discovery, inspired her to write her latest novel. The interview also goes into some details of ancient Chinese practice of feet binding, in which, over a period of two years or so, a child's feet, at the toes, would be folded back to meet the heel. The bones would be broken, and basically the women would be left to walk on their big toes.