Colorful Shoes Culture Of Chinese Minorities

In traditional culture, Shoe culture The status of the shoes is very high. It can be seen from classical classics that shoes are very serious and serious. Shen Deqian's "ancient poetry source" contains: "the line must be correct, no luck." It shows that shoes are closely related to people's moral values. The book of rites Qu Li says that these rules of "gentlemen" have still become important "training" in families with culture and education.

Outline of shoes culture of ethnic minorities in China

The growth of ethnic minorities in China is in the southern and northern part of the motherland. From the icy snow Changbai Mountain to the southern subtropical climate, people of all nationalities struggle to fight against nature in order to protect themselves and beautify their lives. They have mastered the ability to make shoes and boots, and have greatly promoted the process of civilization. All ethnic groups use animal skins, plants, plants and handmade fabrics. Material Science To create beautiful, colorful Chinese shoes decoration culture, each pair of shoes embodies the wisdom and wisdom of the nation, and embodies national feelings and aesthetic consciousness.

The primitive society of the northeast and northwest minorities mainly hunt, "eat their meat, dress their skin", and have a large number of animal leather resources. The minority nationalities located in the western regions of China were good at making leather shoes four thousand years ago. During the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (302 BC), the technology of leather shoes made by ethnic minorities was introduced into the Central Plains by the king Zhao Guowu. Up to now, there are about 16 ethnic minorities in Mongolia, Tibetan, Uygur, Uzbek, SZU Bai and Oroqen ethnic groups in the western, northwest and northeast parts of China. They still use animal skins as the main materials for shoemaking. In the spring and Autumn period, the Ewenki nationality used to make shoes with the skin of the roe deer, and decorated the fawn with small deer, little bears and flower patterns. Leather boots are not only accompanied by their life, but also the leather boots worn after death. Daur people like to wear leather boots called "odd Kami". They usually use captured squirrels, lynx leather shoes, and embroider all kinds of geometric patterns, which are beautiful and light. The Uzbek boots are made of sheepskin and are light and warm. The leather boots are closely related to the etiquette and custom of the Xi Bai people. The sbai people use red, blue, green and other colored leather as vamp and embroidered flowers. When the new year is thirty, people hang their boots outside until the second day of the second year. The Russians wore "jade belt" leather boots and were made of horse skins, while red shoes were used in expensive shoes. Hezhe has always been engaged in fishing and hunting. People make fish skin boots with cooked Huai tou, zhe fish and pike. The shoes are generally 30 centimeters tall. When the boots are filled with grass, they are strapped to the calf with fish strips. They are both cold and comfortable. Tibetan boots are mostly made of horse skin or sheepskin, hard bottom soft pads, woolen fabrics with a boot tube lined with wool, and 10 cm long openings in the rear to facilitate wear and tear. The style is generous, comfortable and beautiful, showing the beauty of rustic simplicity.

In China, all kinds of shoes and accessories of minority nationalities are made of textiles. Shoe material The most widely used cloth shoes are decorated with the most gorgeous and richest culture. The cloth shoes are also ethnic handicrafts, folk ornaments and daily wear accessories that are combined with patterns, embroidery patterns and practical functions. There are about 20 Ethnic Minorities in the provinces, including the Pui, Buyi, Miao, Tujia, she, Maonan, Yi and other ethnic minorities who often wear embroidered shoes which contain national aesthetic consciousness, regional customs and rich social information. For example, Zhuang women's shoes are elegantly matched, and their toe tips are drawn back. Embroidery patterns are often combined with abstract and figurative figures, reflecting the dual style of the Chinese people. At the same time, Zhuang women also wear embroidered shoes with loops. They embroidered characters and plant flowers and leaves on the toe with colored lines, so that people and nature can be integrated into the shoes. The embroidered shoes of the Shui nationality are all embroidered, the geometric drawings are connected with the head and the tail, and the heel part adopts the applique pattern, the craft is exquisite and durable, and the needles are varied. In order to adapt to the wet and humid environment, the ingenious aquarium also wore a nail cloth shoe called "Hua Hua". The upper of the shoe was also lined with thread and coated with tung oil, with 17 flat headed nails on the soles, which were wet and slippery. It was very suitable for muddy mountain roads in Guizhou where there was no clear weather for three days. Dong's cloth shoes are embroidered with flowing and changeable plant patterns, which show the lively and delicate feelings of Dong girls. The Naxi embroidered cloth shoes like the bright red and wide mouth, embroidered with colorful lines and colorful birds and flowers on the upper side of the upper shoe, reflecting the ancient simplicity of the nation's "heaven and earth coexist with me". The Mongolian nationality is located in the Arctic cold environment, often wearing warm cloth boots. Although winter Ji Baixue is boundless, the bright plant flowers on the vamp bring the breath of spring to people. Daur cloth shoes are a typical pair of shoes, double beams and black cloth, embroidered with colored flowers on the blue upper, generally 3 centimeters around the toe of the toe, with peculiar shape, high practical value, and suitable for running in the wild. The shoes of Yi nationality belong to hook shoes, and the toe part is upturned with the soles upturned to suit the working environment of farmland and weeds. The patterns on the dark upper are embroidered with simple colors and strong patterns. They are far from flowers. They are birds that are close to flowers and are thought-provoking. It embodies the Yi women's love for life and positive personality. Among the minority nationality's flower shoes, the Han nationality is most familiar with the high sole shoes of the Manchu nationality. This kind of shoe decorations is also known as "flower pot shoes". Its high sole is located in the middle of the sole (so it can not be called high heel shoes). It is generally 7-10 centimeters tall, made of wood, wrapped in white cloth, embroidered with embroidered strips and flowers, and long spikes made of silk thread. It is said that the source of this kind of high bottom is Manchu ancestors when they gathered food on the mountain. In order to prevent snake bites and wet shoes, they bound a piece of wood on the sole of the shoe, then gradually became a high sole shoe. This kind of high sole shoes can make the wearer slender and walk more graceful. At the same time, the combination of high bottom shoes and cheongsam is complementary, so that the long cheongsam does not mop the floor, but also covers the feet.

The ethnic minority shoe culture section mainly displays the national 55 national shoes exquisite products by the crosses, which reflects the gorgeous culture of Chinese nationalities.