1. High heels in the Spring and Autumn Period are wooden shoes.
Clogs are actually the embryonic form of the birth of high heels, and China appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. Among the unearthed cultural relics, the ancients had a kind of double-toothed clogs. This kind of shoes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is largely the embryonic form of high-heeled shoes. From the specific shape analysis, it is to increase the height by adding a tooth at both ends of the shoe, which can avoid the interference from mud. For this reason, high heels were first called teeth.
2. Wearing high heels is actually for combat needs.
During the Warring States Period, after Wang Wuling's reform of riding and shooting with Khufu, shoes were greatly reformed to meet the needs of the war. It is in the unique environment of the northern nationalities that the current situation of inconvenient walking in the mud is changed, and higher heels are added to the original shoes, thus avoiding the invasion of the ice and snow environment and avoiding slipping from the stirrup when riding a Mercedes. This kind of high-heeled shoes is for the needs of the combat environment.
3. The mound with high bottom in Han Dynasty is mainly for the need of etiquette.
A kind of high-top shoes appeared in the Han Dynasty, that is, adding wooden soles under the shoes, mainly based on practical needs. High-top shoes are mainly for the needs of court meetings and sacrifices, because ancient court meetings and sacrifices usually take a long time, and muddy water will pollute the soles in this process, so traditional high-top shoes can make comprehensive use of cloth, leather and accessories to form soles to avoid environmental intrusion.
4. Xie in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties was actually a kind of high-heeled shoes based on actual needs.
In Li Bai's poems, "I wear spiked shoes, which is the best in the world" describes the practical function of high heels in Wei and Jin Dynasties. Shoes in this period are generally equipped with two wooden teeth in front and back. Pull out the front teeth when going up the mountain, and pull out the back teeth when going down the mountain, keeping a relative balance. So these high heels are called hiking shoes, or Xie Gong shoes. However, considering the actual situation, the so-called mountaineering hole is only an ideal situation and not practical.
5. The high-heeled shoes with higher heels than the forefoot appeared in Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties are the origin of modern high-heeled shoes.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, high-heeled shoes with higher heels than the forefoot appeared in the relatively open social life, belonging to ancient colorful foot ornaments, which are very similar to high-heeled shoes in the modern sense. This kind of decoration has been very different from the previous generation's high-heeled shoes, which are mainly used for decoration with practical functions. The disappearance of functionality indicates that fine craftsmanship and even decorative performance will be implemented in its decorative function.
6. The abundance of materials in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties provided material support for the development of high-heeled shoes.
With the further development of clogs in the Song Dynasty, there were great changes in materials, that is, shoes made of clogs began to be supported by more expensive textiles and leather products. At this time, the high-heeled shoes are called high-toothed clogs, and the material of the upper has changed from cloth to more durable leather. At this time, high heels can be used as overshoes in rainy and snowy weather. Moreover, by the Ming Dynasty, the front and rear double-toothed high-heeled shoes had developed into single-toothed high-heeled shoes, much like the current high-heeled shoes.
7. High-heeled shoes in Qing Dynasty are a different kind in the development history of high-heeled shoes.
High-heeled shoes in the Qing Dynasty were very tall, but the decorative parts were different from those of the previous generation, belonging to the development of different generations. They are decorated in the middle of shoes, and the height of wooden heels is generally 5- 10 cm, some can reach 14- 16 cm, and the highest can reach about 25 cm. This kind of flowerpot-shaped high-heeled shoes is called flowerpot bottom high-heeled shoes. Its unique shape makes it mainly adopted by Manchu women, and its posture of holding its head high and swaying back and forth in the process of use can be called a model of female beauty.
In a word, the origin of high heels is as follows:
First, the clogs high-heeled shoes in the Spring and Autumn Period are the embryonic form of high-heeled shoes born in China. Because they are made of wood, they are also called clogs;
Secondly, during the Warring States period, platform shoes of Hulu and the boots after Khufu's riding and shooting reform were also the shapes of high heels.
Third, the high-heeled shoes in the Han Dynasty, this practice is based on practical considerations, adding soles to the soles to show worship and worship;
Fourth, when the teeth and high heels in Wei and Jin Dynasties can be detached, they can be high before and low after, or low before and high after, which is called Xie Qigong;
Fifth, the high-heeled shoes in the Sui and Tang Dynasties are close to those in the modern sense, and the heel is higher than the front, which mainly plays a decorative role;
Sixth, the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties had high teeth and silks. At this time, the high-heeled shoes were very beautiful, and the rough wooden materials were replaced by textile materials.
Seven, the Qing Dynasty flowerpot shoes, thin on the top and wide on the bottom, flat on the front and round on the back, is the custom of Manchu people to cut wood to make shoes.