Characteristic features of Chinese shoes by dynasty

During the Han Dynasty (206-23 AD), the toe of the shoe was split, and the sole was sewn with linen thread (the shoe was called "shuangjian qiaotou fangliu", a square shoe shape with a double and curved toe). During the Wei (220-265) and Western Jin (265-316) dynasties, the cape was decorated with a double animal figurine.
In the Northern Song (550-577), ji-style shoes were popular among all categories of the population, from emperors to ordinary people. Ji is a type of shoe with wooden teeth, consisting of three parts – bian, xi, chi (shoe body, lace, teeth).
During the Song Dynasty (960-1297), most men wore leather shoes with a small toe, while women wore round, flat, or curved toes, sometimes decorated with a model of a flower or bird.
During the reign of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), men's shoes emphasized strength, durability, fashion, and the materials used to make shoes were very diverse. But the two main distinguishing features were as follows. In the north, shoes were decorated with diamond-shaped ornaments, and in the south, palm fiber shoes were worn.
During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), men's shoes were mainly made with a sharp square toe, made of satin for summer, lint and leather for winter. The sole could be thick or thin, the instep could be single pointed or double pointed. The top was embroidered and the toe was decorated with curls.
The sole of the shoe was made of 32 layers of fabric. To allow the sole to breathe, but at the same time make it elastic, waterproof and protected from deformation, 100 stitches were applied to an area of about 2.5 square centimeters. At the end of stitching, the sole was soaked in water at a temperature between 80 and 100 degrees, then beaten, shaped, and dried. The style of footwear known as the "thousand layers" is still popular today, and not only in China. But women's shoes in the Manchurian era were special, with high wooden soles resembling a horse's hoof, and they were called "matidi" (a sole like a horse's hoof). The lift was made of silk, decorated with embroidery and encrusted with jewels.
Older women wore wooden shoes with flat soles.
According to expert conclusions, the custom of foot bandaging appeared during the reign of the Southern Tang Dynasty (937-976) and the definition of "golden lotuses" refers not only to tiny female feet, but also to the shoe itself, which "grew a bird's head" on the toe. The sole of the shoe was made of wood, curved in shape. As you know, foot bandaging was common among the Han Chinese, although when the Manchu dynasty came to power in China, small shoes earned the favor of Manchu women, but the imperial government issued decrees prohibiting Manchus from bandaging women's feet.
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