In the current film and television dramas, everyone often encounters high-powered and noble people such as the emperor's concubines, and when walking, there will be a eunuch next to them who will stretch out his arm to let them support. In fact, this scene is not only during the Qing Dynasty, but also in the film and television dramas of other dynasties. However, what should be said here is that during the Qing Dynasty, women did have to be supported when they walked. This is because the clothing and shoes of women during the Qing Dynasty were too inconvenient. During the Qing Dynasty, most of the women in the imperial palace were Manchus, and their clothes were very wide, and the length of the clothing reached the heel.
And often see the palace drama can also know that they are wearing flower pot shoes, flower pot shoes are more inconvenient to wear than today's high heels, the heel of the flower pot shoes is very high, the center of gravity is also very unstable, very unfavorable to walking. If this is why wear it, mainly because it is good-looking, do not think that the harem ladies and concubines usually do not work, all by the scary service, walking have to be supported by people, so many noble concubines in the harem all day long have nothing to do, they are dressed up every day to be beautiful, hoping to please the emperor's favor, this kind of flower pot bottom shoes, will make their figures look very slender and tall, walking up and swaying posture, in order to compete for favors, even if it is uncomfortable they will wear.
This kind of flower pot shoes is very inconvenient to walk, if you will not wear or walk a little urgently, it is very easy to fall, but how ugly and humiliating it is to fall, so they also consider their own face, then they can only find someone to support them, because the bottom of the flower pot is very high, the height of the ordinary little palace girl has no advantage, can not meet the requirements of supporting them, so that the role of the eunuch is reflected, their height can meet the requirements, and the eunuch's strength can be more than the small palace girl, So the noble concubines let the little eunuchs help them.
Then some people will ask, the noble concubines are because of the shoes they wear, so why are there eunuchs when the emperor walks? This has to be said from two aspects. The young and strong emperor will not ask the little eunuch to support his arm because of physical reasons, but to show the emperor's momentum and prestige as much as possible. The physical quality of these emperors is still relatively good, let people support more for the power position of the emperor's nine-five-year dignity, when they are old, it is because of physical problems, because the emperor is busy with the political industry in his later years to enjoy more, physical fitness declines, in order to facilitate the line, there is a person next to him who will not fall down or the like.