Why did the ancient Gege put such high heels under her shoes? Are they not afraid of wrestling?

In recent years, the Qing Palace drama has been very popular. I wonder if you noticed what they were wearing when you looked at them. Generally, concubines and Gege in ancient times would wear a pair of shoes with high wooden piers. This kind of shoes looks strange in shape. Personally, I feel that it is not easy to walk, and it is easy to fall, but the characters in the play will walk? As fast as flying? So are these shoes easy to wear? It's no trouble to wear hemp. Let's find out today.

This kind of shoes is called flowerpot bottom shoes, also called flag shoes, which were generally worn by Manchu aristocratic women in Qing Dynasty. This shoe consists of two parts, and the sole is what we call it? Flower pot? , is made of wood, just below the shoes, thin on the top and wide on the bottom, flat in front and round in the back, and the height can reach five to fifteen centimeters. In addition, in order to look more beautiful, you can also paint it with white paint and carve some beautiful patterns. The other part is the satin on the shoes, on which there will be exquisite embroidery, some will wear beads, and some will add tassels to the toe for easy identification.

So why did ancient women wear such shoes? First of all, ancient women had to go up the mountain to collect fruits and branches. If it is flat shoes, it is easy to be stabbed by sharp things, so there is a habit of tying a piece of wood to the sole. So that those who wore flowerpot shoes later were nobles, such as Gege and concubine. Another way of saying this is that the ancients had the habit of binding their feet. When they make this kind of flowerpot bottom shoes, a long skirt can cover the vamp and avoid the pain of women being bound by their feet.

After all, each dynasty has its own characteristics, so just like wearing flowerpot shoes, it can be seen at a glance that it belongs to the Qing Dynasty. Whether wearing these shoes is really convenient for walking or not, it is a historical trace of a dynasty and we should respect it. And in my opinion, wearing such shoes is a symbol of nobility.