China’s shoe culture has a long history of Development History . About 5000 years ago, shoes made of animal skins appeared. This is the earliest shoe. In ancient times, there was a saying of "coat, bottom, and footwear". Footwear refers to shoes, socks, and shoes. As the people’s 生活 Essentials, the earliest people used animal skins and bark to protect their feet. My feet are not harmed, and now all kinds of flowery shoe styles, it is the development of this shoe culture that has created all kinds of soulful shoes today, all kinds of fine workmanship, flowery Jin's shoes are all full of this cultural atmosphere.
1. Why are embroidered shoes also called Chinese shoes?
1. The origin of embroidered shoes
In China, various styles of shoes have emerged from primitive society to modern society. Why are only embroidered shoes called "Chinese shoes" ? The theme of embroidered shoes comes from life. The embroidery patterns are folk biochemical culture and national customs. The living embroidery patterns are more popular. The basic reference patterns are 山川草木, folk stories, flowers, birds and insects, Trees, flowers and fruits , and all kinds of food with auspicious meaning.
There are many kinds of embroidered shoes in the mountains and rivers of China, but where did embroidered shoes originate? There is no way to verify the origin of embroidered shoes from the handed down varieties left by the ancestors, but 晋国 in Shanxi, which was spread out at that time, has a story of embroidered shoes.
Jin Kingdom was originally a small country, but Jin Guojun 骋疆场 soon annexed more than a dozen princes, after the monarch dominated, in order to let people remember forever Living in his Wenzhi, he ordered all women to wear embroidered shoes. The shoes have the same sound as "协", so embroidered shoes embroidered with auspicious patterns as 伴婚, have blessings for the newcomers and children. The beautiful meaning of living together and staying together is embroidered with the beautiful meaning of ten kinds of flower and fruit patterns, so it is called "十果鞋" . Gradually with the development of the times, shoes with this pattern are People called it "Jin country shoes". Since then, China's embroidery craftsmanship began, extending from embroidered shoes to other daily necessities.
2. The unique charm of "Chinese shoes"
The perfect combination of shoe culture and embroidery craftsmanship is a handmade artwork created by the Chinese nation, rooted in people's lives. The ancient Chinese philosopher Xun Zi can find traces of embroidered shoes in his book "Xunzi" . He highly praised the embroidery needles used for embroidery from a philosophical point of view. He believed that embroidery needles can not only embroider shoes, And it can also overwhelm the people and decorate the emperor.
Chinese poetry culture, there are many poems describing women, and small and delicate embroidered shoes are often used as 典范. Although there are only a few strokes and simple outlines, the image of women emerges on paper. For women, embroidered shoes are representative of Chinese women.
2. Embroidered shoes and Chinese folk history
Folklorists believe that the history of foot binding in China has different origins and is known as The shape of the "three-inch golden lotus" shoe resembles a bird's head, and the sole is made of wood and bent like a bow, so it is called "弓鞋" . Foot binding was originally a unique dance costume in the court. The feudal emperor’s arbitrarily enjoyment was related to the beginning of the Southern Qi Dynasty and to the people from the Song Dynasty.
The ancients believed that women's feet are so beautiful that they are already 小脚为荣, 大脚为羞. The size of the feet began to become a criterion for judging women’s beauty and ugliness, directly affecting The image of a woman, so women of all dynasties began to bind their feet, and the wind of binding feet began to prevail, in order to have a pair of petite feet, ancient rulers and peopleThere have been many words of praise, such as "three-inch golden lotus", "golden lotus" and so on. A pair of delicate little shoes can only be worn by a pair of small and lovely 三寸金莲.
Conclusion, women in the Han Dynasty only have pointed shoes, and standing lightly is beautiful. Therefore, the custom of binding feet has appeared in the Han Dynasty.
The pattern on a pair of golden lotus embroidered shoes is a kind of beautiful yearning for the person of the shoe, and it also reflects a kind of shoe owner special dream , At the same time, embroidered shoes also represent the status of a woman. The embroidered shoes of ordinary young women have red and bright and colorful lumps, while the elderly women mainly use black or dark embroidered patterns.
In the era when the foot-binding wind is prevailing, the foot-binding is very painful for women, but in feudal society women can’t resist. The history of Chinese women’s foot binding spans thousands of years, and the "three-inch golden lotus" shoes are also popular in China For a while, it was the most unique 鞋文化 in China. Because the last emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty liked music and refined beauty, he ordered the palace ladies to wrap their feet in silk cloth and dance on the six-foot-high golden lotus platform. , The woman is beautiful as a fairy, and her foot binding is named "金莲" .
Third, the secrets in embroidered shoes
1, the chapter in embroidered shoes
Throughout the 2000-year history of shoes, from the imperial palace down to the folk, there is a strict hierarchy and Certain folklore norms. In the current era, shoes of different eras have different opinions. You can identify status and status through a pair of shoes. Whether poor or rich, you can see through it at a glance: on different occasions, people such as birth and wedding leave will use different shoes. Show yourself, people of different ages will also wear shoes with different color patterns.
embroidered shoes cover the female red "Eighteen Martial Arts" in the bottom, help, and embroidery, which can be called 经典art in the female red , Chinese women of the past dynasties have perfectly combined embroidery and shoes to create a pair of unique styles of footwear with Chinese characteristics. Their exquisite craftsmanship reflects the craftsmanship and rich imagination of Chinese women, and their pursuit of beauty.
Embroidered shoes appear in many literary works in our country. China's 诗词, novels, operas, Allegro, etc. all have corresponding descriptions of embroidered shoes. Many folk legends and stories are also quite cultural. The color, through the clever hands of Chinese women of the past dynasties, not only donated their own 心血 in the production process, but also entrusted their hearts and minds, and inherited the Chinese nation’s 文化 IDE.
2. The aesthetic style of embroidered shoes
中国广域横 Wide, women all over our country wear self-made embroidered shoes, because of different regions, cultures, richness and diversity, most of them have very Obvious differences, for example, the embroidered shoes from the south and the north can be seen at a glance. The embroidered shoes from the south 小巧玲珑 are influenced by Suzhou embroidery and have more refined patterns and sophisticated craftsmanship, while the embroidered shoes from the north are more crude and generous. It has the gorgeous texture of the palace.
China’s women around Minority also love self-made 绣花鞋. Because of their love for embroidered shoes, self-made shoes can express their beauty and the feelings they entrust. The 20 ethnic minorities contain the aesthetic form of their own people. Women embroider them on their own shoes, which contains the customs and customs of their own people. Among them, the representative of satisfaction is 花盆底旗鞋, the nose of the water nationality. Embroidered shoes, Dong people's entrance shoes, etc., are more famous for their outstanding characteristics.
3. The role of embroidered shoes in ethnic minorities
Embroidered shoes among ethnic minoritiesIt’s 传情之物. For example, when a boy and a girl of the Maonan ethnic group come to get married, they will “sit in the night”, and both parties will want to give back each other’s “shoes”; the Mulao girl will secretly measure when she is “walking the slope” The size of the feet of the person you like, make a pair of embroidered shoes, as a token of love.
According to the survey, there are more than 20 ethnic groups in China who regard embroidered shoes as their own nationality. 穿衣Special . In the big family of the Chinese nation, embroidered shoes have become the common treasure of the whole nation, embroidered shoes are veritable " Chinese shoes".
IV. Embroidery art on embroidered shoes
1. Embroidery on embroidered shoes
The patterns on embroidered shoes are mostly derived from life and integrate the folk custom characteristics of various places in China , Like the common mandarin ducks playing in the water in our lives, 双蝶恋花, peony flower, 龙凤 and so on, implying a good life and a good will. Every nation has its own characteristics, and each nation’s pattern is unique.
There were dozens of kinds of embroidery culture in the Tang and Song dynasties. 阵法, with rich style , which also formed different characteristics of different regions. Embroidery is no longer just embroidered on clothing. Throughout the long history, Chinese women with dexterity have created the world of 彩彩斓. In the art of hand embroidery, they are one of the best in the world. They study folk customs, folk customs, beliefs, totems and national culture. treasure.
The beauty of embroidered shoes comes from the aesthetics of the East, paying attention to the pattern of the upper and the laying of the upper. The theme of embroidered shoes comes from life, but after people’s thoughts, they become 手作品, "From life, but higher than life" and its exquisite beauty.
2. The wisdom of embroidery
As an artistic skill, embroidery reveals the ingenuity and good wishes of countless ancient women. It is full of passionate vitality and good expectations, and embroiders with superb skills. Female, like 笔墨 in the hands of a painter, she can embroider a picture scroll of 璀璨, and embroider the personality of embroidered women, showing different artistic style and artistic flavor.
Su embroidery, Yue embroidery, Long embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Shu embroidery, known as "五大名绣" Fighting pattern characteristics, legends and history, so far, no one has surpassed. The perfect combination of shoes and embroidery culture can be said to be my own original handicraft
五. Conclusion
Embroidered shoes are the embodiment of emotion in folk life, 情丝 among countless women, embroidered shoes one China Historic , rich in form and profound cultural heritage, not only brings together China’s most simple cultural and artistic features, they represent the spiritual expectations and good wishes of this shoe embroiderer, and their art and culture more represents the values of our Chinese sons and daughters and Art form reflects the simple folk customs, long history and culture, and the most unpretentious and outstanding quality.
The famous inheritor of embroidered shoes, Wang Guanqin, said that every pair of embroidered shoes she completes is like 十月怀胎. She gave birth to the kind of mental tremor, and every pair of her shoes was her daughter. Exhausted all her efforts. We should inherit the 心血 of our predecessors and let it be passed on. The retro classic embroidery is like a lotus on 荷塘. Fashion and classic contrast each other, graceful and elegant. We should let this The culture has been passed on, remembering the classics.
References:
1, "China Shoes Classic"
2, "Chinese National Costume"
3, " Research on Ancient Chinese Costumes"
4, "History of Ancient Chinese Costumes"
