When winter comes, women will always feel that they have shortcomings, and clothes with shoes are also essential. Modern shoes can be described as diverse, but buying shoes is not only liked by girls, but also by men. With the rise of Hanfu, the shoes of the ancient people have once again entered people's sight, and it can be found that the shoes of the ancient people are not the same as the modern toes, and the front of their shoes is upturned, why is this? Is there any meaning and function?
This kind of shoe is called upturned shoes, in fact, ah, in ancient China, the first invention of this kind of shoes. The origin of shoes is also very old, as early as the Yangshao culture has been sewn with animal skin shoes, which is a tool for people to protect their feet from injury. Among these, the longest developed is the straw shoe, which has been worn by people from the primitive social period to the modern era. Straw shoes are generally woven, and it is said that grass shoes were created by one of the Yellow Emperor's subordinates. At the earliest time, the name of straw shoes was called "扉", and many ordinary people have worn these shoes since ancient times.
Straw shoes were accepted by most families because of their low price, but few of the princes and nobles wore these, and according to historical records, Liu Heng, the Emperor of Han, once wore them. Later, with shoes made of cloth, straw shoes were mostly worn by mountain residents. There is another kind of shoe that many people think was invented by the Japanese, but in fact, it was invented by Chinese, that is, clogs. Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, especially during the Han Dynasty, this kind of shoe was very common, and later spread to Japan, and it is still popular in Japan today.
The upturned shoes are more special, and its characteristic is that the toe is upturned. There are many materials used in the head shoes, including Luo Bao, brocade, ma ge, etc., and those who have money must be made with good materials. Its bottom is very thin, relatively light, generally speaking, the head of the shoe will be worn on major festivals.
After archaeological discoveries, the history of the head-to-head track dates back to the clan period, which has already appeared. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it is more important, the reason may be that people pay special attention to etiquette during the Spring and Autumn Period, and they are very concerned about the decoration of the toe. And what is important is that the toe of the shoe is likely to represent people's belief and worship of heaven, which is a reason for the upturning of the top corner of the ancient building, which is one of the reasons why the shoes of the ancients were upturned.
Of course, the ancients specially made a upturned shoe is not just for superstitious decoration, it is still good for the toe of the shoe. The upturned decoration of the shoes of the Later Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin Dynasties has changed many times, but no matter how it becomes upturned, this will not change. The reason why the ancients loved it in addition to the superstition mentioned above is that it is practical, and many of the styles of modern Hanfu revival have been improved.
However, even if it is improved, it can be seen that one of the characteristics of ancient costumes is the robe skirt, which is very inconvenient to wear and move, and the long style is not easy to step on and fall. Therefore, one of the functions of the ancients to design shoes and shoes is to avoid being tripped when they walk, and the upturned tip of the shoe can easily drag the robe skirt up, which is the most practical when it rains.
The third reason is that the ancients were still very sturdy, as can be seen from the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Although the use of shoes is not so long, at least it can not be broken often. The upturned toe of the shoe designed by the ancients is to make the shoe more strong, and the upturned shoe is connected to the sole, so that the life of the shoe can be extended.
And this upturned toe can also protect the foot, the tip of the toe accidentally hit a hard object of the kind of pain I believe everyone has experienced, the toe can cushion the pain can also prevent collision. After reading so many reasons, I deeply feel the wisdom of the ancients, and many times the wisdom of the ancients is still relatively surprising.
References: "Ceremonial Ceremonies, Funeral Rites", "Five General Chronicles"