QOTD

QOTD: “Some of the banner people attempted to flee, but, as in Wuchang, it was difficult for them to escape detection. They were known by their clothing, by their cast of countenance, by their speech. Their fondness for reds and yellows, their use of white linings, their high collars and narrow sleeves their belts, their shoes; all gave them away. With the women the unbound feet were the fatal distinction. Their peculiar headdress, their clothing they might change, but there was no disguising their naturalized feet.” Manchus & Han by Edward J.M Rhoads