The origin of foot binding in history, to the prevalence of foot binding, why do harem concubines wear flower shed bottom shoes? We all know that in ancient times, women basically wrapped their feet for beauty, so the early "three-inch golden lotus" was so popular. However, according to the annals of history, this perverted and distorted aesthetic was actually caused by Li Yu's hobbies, and one of the concubines in his harem attracted his attention further.
So he wrapped his feet up, and at the same time performed a dance in front of him in small shoes, and after a long time, Li Shi thought that this kind of foot binding was very beautiful, which is why most of the concubines in the deep palace later imitated it and became a social trend.
In fact, the phenomenon of foot binding was the most popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but there are also special cases, that is, in general, it is impossible for Manchu women to wrap their feet, but on this basis, another type of situation is formed, and most of the concubines from the Manchu clan will wear flower pot bottom shoes. In fact, this kind of shoe is also called "flag shoes" and "high-soled shoes", and the overall height is almost around five to ten centimeters, but there are also the best can reach twenty centimeters.
When they wrap their feet, they will first wrap their feet with white cloth, and then they will set a thick sole in the center of the sole, and the specific shape is an upward and downward opening of the inverted ladder style, the second is the upper and lower width, and the front part of the shoe is wider and the rear part is rounded horseshoe.
Speaking of this, Xiaobian would also like to tell you a rumor related to this, it is said that the father of the DoroGanzhu daughter who was born in the Manchu tribe was mutilated and died, and then this noble girl was bent on taking back the city to avenge her father.
However, because there was a "red-eyed hatang" outside the city that was difficult to walk, this full woman then took people to make such shoe patterns in order to be able to go out, and finally succeeded in taking the original city land into their hands, thus helping her father complete his last wish.
In fact, if you look carefully, you can find that in essence, this kind of flower pot bottom shoe does not look very comfortable on the surface, and it is even more inconvenient to know that women still have to wear it to walk. So why is this shoe? The general reasons are also as follows:
First, because the concubines from the Manchu origin in the harem were particularly fond of beauty, and they wanted to further highlight their own characteristics, they would wear such a unique thick-soled shoe, after all, it did look very charming when they walked! These queen concubines basically have two pairs of arms constantly rioting back and forth when they walk, especially with the thickness of the bottom can also play a role in increasing height, so this type of shoe sample can be so popular.
Second, the concubines will wear cheongsam in the palace, but because the clothes are too long, they must find a way to cover their feet, although the phenomenon of large and small feet is also very common, but in general, it is not very beautiful, and the concubines are not willing to let others see the feet, so they choose to wear such shoes.
Third, because the flower pot bottom shoes themselves are very thick, so they can prevent cold, and we all know that the Manchus are originally a cold area, so it is not a beautiful thing to wear shoes that can be both cold and warm.
However, Xiaobian felt that such shoes would actually be uncomfortable to wear, but because the phenomenon in society at that time was this relatively closed, we did not need to evaluate it too much!