Chapter 12 Section 5 Shoes

There are mainly three kinds of shoes in the Han Dynasty: one is made of leather, also called 鞜〔ta〕; the other is woven shoes with mounted patterns, that is, brocade shoes. Liu Zhen (zi Gongwo), one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", once described it in "Lu Du Fu": "Slim silk shoes, bright and fresh, expressed in writing groups, decorated with Zhu Zhu [bin Bin , Clam Pearl〕" ("Liu Gongwoji"), we can see that it is gorgeous and noble; one is hemp shoes, also called "not borrowing".In addition to single shoes, there are also double-soled shoes, namely 舃 and clogs.Clogs are made of wood with two teeth underneath, similar in shape to Japanese geta today.There are also silk clogs that use silk as noodles.Clogs are more stable and lighter than samurai, and are mostly used for walking long distances.When women get married, they often wear clogs painted with colorful paintings and tied with colorful ribbons.