This article reminded me of a book I read in the early 1990s: The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan, which explores the writer's ancestral roots. One of its sections also briefly touches on the topic of footbinding. I learned that the most touching part of discovering our ancestral roots is uncovering the 'inconvenient truths,' which deepen our understanding of our ancestors’ history and how it has shaped us into who we are today. Thank you for sharing such a meaningful and reflective piece.