The "flower pot bottom shoes" worn by the concubines of the Qing Dynasty are not only convenient for the emperor, but also very important.
I believe that audiences who have watched Qing palace dramas know that the noble women of the Manchu and Qing Dynasty will wear tall flower pots. Sole shoes, especially the flowerpot shoes worn by the concubines of the harem not only have different styles and materials, but also have different heights. This kind of flowerpot shoes is different from the shoes worn by women in ancient dynasties in China. In fact, the Qing Dynasty The reason why the concubines wear flowerpot sole shoes is not only convenient for the emperor, but also a very important function, and this is also a symbol of their status and status.
Women in the Qing Dynasty wear long flag uniforms. If you don’t wear flowerpot bottom shoes, it is easy to pull the clothes underground, which is not only inconvenient but also easy to stain your clothes, but they wear flower pots. Soled shoes can not only support clothes, but also look very slender and graceful. Also, although it is not convenient for concubines to walk in flowerpot-soled shoes, they are supported by court ladies, which makes them more distinguished. Every step is very elegant. Therefore, the Manchu women are very proud of their flowerpot shoes.
Cixi likes flowerpot bottom shoes very much, and even regrets that foreigners can’t wear their shoes. In fact, in the harem, according to the position and rank, the flowers worn by concubines The height and material of the pot-sole shoes are different. The more noble the status, the more jewelry and accessories on their flower pot-sole shoes, so the emperor can quickly distinguish their identities and ranks through the shoes they wear. There are too many concubines in the harem, it is not easy to remember one by one.
In fact, in addition to the above reasons, the noble women of the Manchu and Qing dynasties wear flowerpot-soled shoes to prevent foot binding. The bad habit of foot binding has always been in ancient China, and this bad habit became more serious in the Qing Dynasty. Almost all Han women had to bind their feet since they were young. After the Manchu Dynasty entered the customs, foot binding was forbidden, but the prohibition was repeated. Therefore, the women of the Manchu nobles also resisted foot binding by wearing flowerpot-soled shoes, because women who had bound their feet had no way. Wearing flowerpot bottom shoes.
