Manchu Flag Shoes -- Commonly Known As "Flower Basin Bottom Shoes"

Flag shoes

Commonly known as "

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It was a kind of high sole shoes worn by Manchu women in Qing Dynasty. The shoes were wooden bottoms. Because Manchu women never ride their legs, they used to wear these shoes, especially aristocratic women.

Therefore, it is called "flag shoes".

The wooden heel of the flag shoe is inlaid.

At the bottom, in the middle, three inches tall, the whole wood is wrapped in white cloth, and it is also covered with white cloth or white powder, commonly known as "foundation".

The fabric of flag shoes is made of silk and embroidered with multicolored patterns.

With age,

The bottom height is also decreasing. Generally, old or working women usually wear short or flat shoes, such as "boat shaped".

And so on.