In recent years, the popularity of Qing Palace dramas, but also many viewers have learned that the etiquette and customs of the Qing Dynasty and other dynasties in history are very different, such as the hairstyles and even shoes of the harem concubines of the Qing Dynasty are very special, especially the harem ladies and ladies are wearing flower pot bottom shoes, appear tall, when walking must be supported, it looks noble and feminine, in fact, they wear flower pot bottom shoes not only for beauty, but also for the convenience of the emperor.
Although the Qing Dynasty's flowerpot bottom shoes have the effect of increasing height, but it is not the same as high heels, because this kind of sole is made of flower pot bottom, and at that time only the women of the Manchu Qing nobles were eligible to wear this kind of shoes, the heel of the flower pot bottom was in the middle of the sole, generally at least five to ten centimeters in height, and some even as high as fifteen centimeters, it can be said that the ancient hated sky is high, so wearing does have the effect of increasing height.
We all know that Qing Dynasty women are wearing long flag suits, their qipao makes it very inconvenient to move, and it is not easy to drag to the ground, so wearing flowerpot bottom shoes can make the qipao not mop the ground, and can make the posture more delicate, in addition to the different levels of concubines wearing the flowerpot bottom shoes Material and style are also different, so the emperor can quickly identify the rank of the concubines through different pot bottom shoes.
Qing Dynasty harem concubines a large number of, if one by one to remember is not easy, so the emperor can identify the shoes to know what the position of the concubine standing in front of the eyes, very convenient, in fact, in ancient China when women have always had to wrap their feet, the Qing Dynasty began to abolish the bad habit of foot binding, wearing a flower pot bottom shoes can not only be beautiful, but also do not have to wrap feet, protect women's feet from harm.