Qing Dynasty Manchu Embroidered Shoes

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The Qing Dynasty is the closest feudal dynasty to us. Therefore, we retain many more cultural relics.

This is

Manchu

High bottom for women "

Flag shoes

Manchu Nationality

Embroidered shoes

。

Its biggest feature is the shoe sole is particularly high, the shape of the bottom of the wood is divided into the bottom of the flower pot and the bottom of the horseshoe bottom with the width and the lower width, so people are used to call the shoes of the flower pot bottom and the shoes of the horseshoe bottom, which are collectively referred to as "high floor shoes".

Its sole is made of wood, generally 5-10 centimeters tall, and some can reach 14-16 centimeters, with a maximum of 25 centimeters.

The wooden bottom is wrapped in white cloth and inserted in the middle part of the sole.

The upper is decorated with cicada, butterfly and other embroidery patterns or decorative pieces, and the wooden bottom part is often decorated with embroidery or beads.

Some of the tips of the shoes are covered with silk thread, and they are long and accessible.

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After the Manchu unified the whole country, the "Eight Banners" system was still implemented. The social rank of the "banners" was the highest. The high bottom flag shoes naturally became the symbol of status and status.

Manchu people do not bind feet and carry out "Heaven foot", so flag shoes are generally larger than those of Han nationality.

As for the origin of "high floor shoes", there is another legend that the ancestors of Manchu people learned the appearance of white crane and tied up tree branches on their shoes in order to cross the mud pit and take back the city occupied by the enemy. Finally, they won the victory.

In order not to forget those miserable days and commemorate the merits of high heel shoes, women put on these shoes and passed on from generation to generation.

Nowadays, these wooden bottom flag shoes are only worn in recreational activities.