On The Feet Of The Uygur Wedding Shoes At The Foot Of Tianshan Mountains

At the foot of the snow covered Tianshan Mountains and a little oasis beside Flaming Mountains, there lived a Uygur nationality who could sing and dance. The Uygur minority is the most populous minority in Xinjiang. It is distributed in Turpan, Northern Xinjiang and Kashi and Hotan in southern Xinjiang. It is famous for its rich fruits such as grapes and Hami melon. They are good at business and believe in Islam. They are inventors of oasis agriculture. The wedding ladies' shoes displayed here are made of leather, unique in shape, shallow, flat bottom, red cloth lining, red edge, for summer or indoor wear. The vamp is hollowed out as a pattern, and decorations are made with decorative patterns such as applique, stacking, and flower binding. It is a must for the wedding of Uygur bride.

　　 Uygur ethnic group Shoes and boots

Uighurs wear shoes and boots are traditional customs. They have a long history and can be traced back to more than a thousand years. Their ancestors were nomadic people who nomad in the mountains and snow collar, and gallop across the vast western frontier fortress land. Boots are easy to shoot and are also known as "warm clothes" for keeping warm and cold.

Uighur shoes are mostly made of cattle hide. Most of the workers living in farming and pastoral areas make their own shoes. There are also folk craftsmen making shoes and boots. They master a set of traditional stunt from making wooden last to leather and tanning to leather shoes and boots. They are skilled and skilled, and are not inferior to those of shoemaking factory workers. Because of the stability of the economic life, the convenience of transportation and the reasonable price of shoes and boots, the modern Uyghurs also go to the shops to buy shoes.

"Boots" is long waist leather shoes, "Sui Shu etiquette Zhi seven": "boots, Hu Hu also." All ethnic groups in western regions have a long history of wearing boots, and so far they have adapted to the cold climate in Xinjiang. They are also a kind of shoe shoes for horse riding and grazing convenience.

The Uygur ancestors have gone through long hunting and nomadic life. In order to adapt themselves to such a life, they have developed the custom of wearing "jade Turk" (leather boots), which is still popular among Uighurs. The Uygur shoes mainly include "Yu Ke Ke" (leather boots), "go to Ke" (Pi Wozi), "buy race" (soft boots), "open West" (leather shoes, similar to overshoes, mostly worn in summer), "kraxi" (overshoes). Uighur people's shoes and boots are made of cattle and sheep leather. In the past, Uygur women's boots were embroidered with various patterns and were very beautiful. Uygur men and women both like "Yu Ke Ke" (leather boots). Middle and old people wear more "buy matches" and wear "kraxi" (overshoes) outside. In the past, Uygur people wore "krash" made of skins. Now, the "krash" made of rubber is generally used to keep warm and protect shoes and shoes. In cold places, they wear felt tubes in winter.

Uygur overshoes

Uighurs living in towns like to wear rubber shoes outside their shoes and boots. This is a good hygiene habit. No matter visiting relatives or friends, or in their own rooms, they put out their shoes outside the house to prevent dirt and dirt from coming into the house.

This kind of shoe is called "gurash" in Uyghur language, and it is translated as "overshoes". Uygur men and women have the habit of wearing overshoes, most of them are elderly people. The overshoes are made of rubber and lined with purple red suede, which can keep warm and protect shoes.

There are two kinds of overshoes: one is called "jade Dirk" (shoes boots), which is mainly worn outside the boots or outside the leather shoes. The other kind of pointcuts are called "buy race" (soft bottom leather boots), which are used by the elderly and religious people. Especially when religious people enter mosque worship, they need slippers to enter the hall. They wear high waist soft leather boots and outer shoes. When they enter the main hall, they only need to take off their overshoes so that they can go in. It seems very convenient. If they wear other shoes, they must be taken off.

Wearing overshoes is a good hygiene habit. No matter whether you enter a mosque or go to other people's homes, if you put your shoes outside the door and enter the house before entering the house, you will not bring the dirt outside into the house. In particular, there are many carpets and Tapestries in the homes of the minority nationalities. In the past, when guests came, they also invited guests to sit on the toilet. If they did not go into the house, they would dirty their homes and take off their shoes, which were neither civilized nor troublesome.

Not only do Uygurs like to wear overshoes, but also other ethnic minorities like to wear overshoes. Even some Han Chinese comrades are beginning to wear overshoes. In the past, all the shoes were flat bottomed, and now the high-heeled shoes worn by lesbians are getting more and more. The overshoes also have high heels. Therefore, no matter what type of shoes they wear, there are various models and styles of overshoes to meet your needs. In the past, overshoes were purchased from Shanghai and other places. Now Urumqi has been able to produce all kinds of overshoes, providing free purchase for all ethnic groups.