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Growing up with bound feet in the feudal Qing Dynasty, Afong Moy in 1834 became the first Chinese woman to be brought to America, where she was displayed before the public as a ‘Chinese Curiosity’. Half a century later, Qiu Jin, a young revolutionary, challenged the stifling Manchu culture and changed the fate of women by unbinding her feet and taking up the art of sword fighting. Poet, author of manifestos, and leader of a revolutionary communit...
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2 dates (9 Aug - 10 Aug)
Aug
9
Fri
7:30 pm
LSO St Luke's
London, United Kingdom
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Aug
10
Sat
7:30 pm
LSO St Luke's
London, United Kingdom
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