what was banned in china on the first of feburary in 1902 by imperial decree?

Answer 1

February 1st ..... CHINA ..... an Imperial decree abolished the binding of women's feet and ended the ban on mixed Chinese-Manchu marriages

Answer 2

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From: The Project Gutenberg EBook of China and the Manchus, by Herbert A. Giles (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2156/2156-h/2156-h.htm)

"In 1902, she came back with the Emperor, whose prerogative she still managed to usurp. She declared at once for reform, and took up the cause with much show of enthusiasm; but those who knew the Manchu best, decided to "wait and see." She began by suggesting intermarriage between Manchus and Chinese, which had so far been prohibited, and advised Chinese women to give up the practice of footbinding, a custom which the ruling race had never adopted. It was henceforth to be lawful for Manchus, even of the Imperial family, to send their sons abroad to be educated,—a step which no Manchu would be likely to take unless forcibly coerced into doing so. Any spirit of enterprise which might have been possessed by the founders of the dynasty had long since evaporated, and all that Manchu nobles asked was to be allowed to batten in peace upon the Chinese people."


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From WorldStatesmen.org -- China (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/China.html)

The "she" in the above excerpt is Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi.

Answer 3

is it banning the foot binding mettalic shoes for women

Answer 4

OPIUM and opium dens