When a king went out to inspect a remote area, the road was rugged and the gravel stung his feet.

After returning to the palace, he gave an order: all roads in the country were paved with cowhide.

The project cost countless money and manpower. Besides, even if we kill all the cows in China, we can't keep enough skins! Although the project could not be completed at all, it was even quite stupid, because it was ordered by the king, the people could only sigh secretly.

One day, a clever and bold servant suggested to the king, "King! Why work hard and sacrifice so many cows? Send so many people? Spend so much money? You can cut two pieces of cowhide to wrap your feet, and everyone can do this. "

The king was very surprised when he heard this. After careful consideration, he took the servant's advice and withdrew his previous order.

Since then, there has been such a thing as "leather shoes" in the world.

Edit the source of this paragraph

It is difficult to change the world; It's easier to change yourself. It is better to change yourself than to change the world.

When did shoes originate? Who invented it? There is no way to prove it now, but history shows that China is not only an ancient country of clothing civilization, but also an ancient country of shoemaking civilization. About 5,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age, when primitive people sewed animal skin clothes with bone needles, they also sewed animal leather shoes to protect their feet and pursue measures. Shoes are the general name of shoes, boots, shoes and cymbals. In ancient times, they were called cymbals (sound couch), cymbals (sound sprinkling) or shoes, also called shoes (sound sprinkling), cymbals, cymbals and cymbals (in a low voice). Shoes and shoes are the same thing, but they have different names according to the time they are worn. Before the Han Dynasty, most shoes were made of hemp, such as poems compiled in the Spring and Autumn Period. Feng Wei? Ge Weizai: "Zhengzheng." Later Han called them shoes, made of hemp. Wear sandals. According to Liu Xi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shi Ming? Interpretation of clothes: "I, straw sandals ... I travel with them, I am very light, because I think it is famous." "Ceramic tiles are also a kind of shoes, usually referring to wooden soles, with or without teeth; There are also grass or silk. " Publish your name? Interpretation of Clothes says: "Silk is made of silk, such as silk. "Don't talk about silk, you can't practice mud, but you can practice mud. This can also roll in the mud, so it is called. " According to Song Shu? Xie Lingyun said, "Lingyun always wears clogs, pulling out the front teeth when going up the mountain and pulling out the back teeth when going down the mountain." In ancient times, "cymbals" meant shoes made of animal skins, called boots. "Boots" refers to ankle-high boots. With the introduction of Khufu, it gradually became popular, appeared in large numbers after the Han Dynasty, and became popular in the Tang Dynasty. Jin Shu? Liu: "I have seen someone riding a donkey and wearing boots, walking outside Zhaomen." Boots are characterized by strong heat insulation, which can walk in muddy swamps and facilitate riding. "Powder" also refers to shoes made of animal skins. According to Hanshu? "Biography of Yang Xiong" contains: "Bow and be frugal, clothes can't be opened, leather can't be worn." "Red" refers to slippers. "Urgent Articles" Volume II: "Leather is an angel brown sock towel." Yan Shigu's Note: "Wei Lu refers to Wei Lu with a deep and flat head. This custom calls it. " Also known as hammer shoes. Three generations are made of leather. In the second year of the first emperor, it was made of pu, and in the Tang Dynasty, it was made of grass. In Liang Wudi, it is made of silk. According to Tao's record of dropping out of farming, volume 18, Rolling shoes, "People in western Zhejiang take grass as their shoes and have no heels, so they are called rolling hoes." At this time, it was suggested that slippers are also a kind of shoes. According to research, people began to wear straw sandals as early as 4000 years ago in the Xia Dynasty. The word "shoes" was recorded in Zhouyi three thousand years ago, and it is clear that shoes are shoes. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie Lingyun, a famous poet, invented "Xie Qigong", with teeth at the bottom, front teeth for going up the mountain and back teeth for going down the mountain. It is an ideal hiking shoe. To this end, Li Bai, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, climbed Mount Tianmu in his dream and wrote "Thank you, climb the Qingyun ladder". Halfway through the sunny ocean, the sacred rooster crows in space. "This famous poem vividly depicts the poet climbing the towering Tianmu Mountain and enjoying the wonderful pleasure of the" fairy world ".

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was said that women made cloth shoes with hemp rope, with fragrant pads inside and lotus patterns on the soles. This kind of shoes will leave a beautiful lotus pattern when they step on the soil. People call this kind of shoes "step by step lotus shoes". In the Tang Dynasty, some people invented hiking shoes suitable for walking. It is said that Li Bai, a great poet, likes wearing these shoes very much. Later, many scholars followed suit, and it appeared earlier than the travel shoes that are now popular all over the world 1000 years ago. According to legend, in the ancient land of Qilu, there is also a kind of shoes wrapped in cowhide, which is called "kicking a cow to death" every day, which can be comparable to modern excellent football shoes.

As for bricks, they are usually made of wood. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jin Wengong was exiled abroad 19 years, that is, he was rewarded as a follower after he ascended the throne. One of the courtiers named Jiezitui refused to accept Jin Wengong's reward, so he lived in seclusion in the mountains and urged him not to be an official. In a rage, Jin Wengong threatened to burn the mountain, and the meson pushed the tree to death. Afterwards, Jin Wengong was very sad, so he made a clogs with this tree as a souvenir, so clogs were widely circulated among the people. According to research, ancient people wore clogs, first, to cool off and walk hard; Secondly, in order to prevent moisture, especially in the wet and rainy south, clogs are often worn as rain boots. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, women and children often wore red clogs, while men wore black clogs, which became casual shoes in daily life. Even if a girl gets married, she should paint her clothes colorful as a dowry.

In ancient times, there was a clear distinction between shoes, boots and clothes, especially when wearing boots and shoes or clothes. In the history of our country, there are many legends about shoes, such as "Zheng people buy shoes" ("What did you do wrong?" The foreign reserve said, "Top Left": "A man with shoes must sit on his feet first, and the three cities forget to do it. They have done it, that day:' I forgot to insist.' But take it back and go back to the city, so you can't perform. People will say,' Why not give it a try?' Yue: "I would rather be reliable than confident." , "cut the foot and fit the shoe" ("quasi-Nanzi? Xun Lin said: "The husband is so worried that he will get hurt, just like cutting off his foot to put on his shoes and beheading him to be crowned." ), "Kou Zhun boots", "hard shoes" and so on. , are well-known allusions and legends. These philosophical allusions and legends bring people many inspirations and warnings. Therefore, shoes are not only run-up supplies in human journey, but also the crystallization of human wisdom.

In the Neolithic Age (about 6.5438+0 million years ago-about 4,000 years ago), the ancestors of China made shoes with grass, hemp and kudzu vine. Shoes have many names, such as shoes, shoes and shoes. Among them acenaphthene is the most outstanding.

There are three kinds of shoes in ancient times: kudzu vine, cloth shoes and leather shoes. Cloth shoes refer to shoes made of linen, silk, silk, brocade and other cloth shoes. In the Han Dynasty (206 BC-23 AD), the toe of cloth shoes and silk shoes were mostly fork-shaped and the bottom was woven with hemp thread, which was called double pointed square shoes. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties (AD 220-AD 3 16), the front end of ordinary shoes was woven with double animal patterns, with harmonious color matching and beautiful shoes. During the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577 AD), shoes were popular from the emperor to the people. Wood-toothed shoes consist of three parts: flat shoes, strap shoes and toothed shoes.

In the Song Dynasty (960- 1297), men wore leather shoes with small heads, while women wore shoes with round heads, flat heads or upturned heads, and the shoes were decorated with various flower and bird patterns.

In the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368- A.D. 1644), men's shoes were mostly thick soles with various materials and styles. Diamond shoes are generally worn in the north, and brown Ma Xie is found in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition, women's cloth shoes with high toes and flat bottoms were popular in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasties. It makes people look particularly slender.

In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), men's shoes were mainly pointed shoes, which were made of satin in summer and autumn and velvet in winter. It can be divided into thick bottom and thin bottom, with single beam or double beam on the surface and textured surface or rolled head on the toe; Women's shoes in Qing Dynasty are quite distinctive. Most soles are made of wood, and the height varies from one inch to five inches. The bottom shape is wide at the top and round at the bottom, which is called "horseshoe bottom". The uppers of these shoes are often made of satin, embroidered with colorful embroidery, and some aristocratic women will also set various gems on the uppers. Old women wear wooden flat shoes.

There are different opinions about the origin of high-heeled shoes. Some people say that high-heeled shoes originated in China. There were high-heeled clogs in the Six Dynasties. Ancient Manchu women wore flag shoes, some of which were as high as five inches in the center of the heel.

Boots, originally worn by nomadic people in northern China, are also called "riding boots" and "high boots". The styles of boots are dry boots, flower boots, leather boots, felt boots, single boots, cotton boots, cloud boots, goose top boots and so on.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-58 1), boots were widely popular in the north and spread to the south of the Yangtze River. In the Tang Dynasty (AD 6 18- AD 907), boots were officially in Xian Yi; Women's boots appeared in the Song Dynasty (960- 1297). Korean boots prevailed in Yuan Dynasty (1279- 1368). In the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368- A.D. 1644), although the imperial court banned ordinary people from wearing boots, there were still many short boots that looked like boots. In Qing dynasty, men mainly wore casual clothes with shoes, and only wore boots when wearing public clothes. Boots are mostly made of satin, velvet and cloth, Korean boots are square boots and folk boots are pointed boots.

Folklorists believe that China's foot-binding began in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Commonly known as "three-inch golden lotus", the shoe is shaped like a bird's head, and the sole is made of wood and bent into an arch, so it is called "bow shoe". Bow shoes originally refer to shoes with curved soles, and later refer to small shoes worn by women who bind their feet.

In the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, only rich women were allowed to bind their feet. The soles of arched shoes in this period were 4-5 inches high. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the "three-inch golden lotus" of Han women won the favor of Manchu women. The Qing government repeatedly banned foot-binding by flag bearers, but after repeated bans, many flag girls followed suit, and the wind of foot-binding was extremely strong. There are many styles of bow shoes, including sleeping shoes, changing shoes, pointed shoes, stepping shoes, net shoes, lotus shoes, cotton shoes, overshoes, mourning shoes, Kun shoes and face-closing shoes. Exquisite bow shoes are embroidered with auspicious patterns on the toe, sole, shoe lining and upper, and the bow shoes of rich women are also decorated with pearls and other ornaments.

In China, sandals first evolved from slippers. Slippers, called shoes in ancient times, began in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-23 AD). Subsequently, hemp sandals, cloth shoes, cloth sandals and leather sandals appeared one after another. The ancients embroidered auspicious patterns such as dragons and phoenixes on sandals, and some even decorated them with jewels.

Shoes are an integral part of people's clothing and play a decorative role in clothing. In the course of its development, shoes have formed various styles and manifestations due to the influence of different regions, climates, nationalities, politics and economy. These seemingly horizontal English "L"-shaped shoes, through the continuous development and innovation of people's wisdom, can produce thousands of varieties of colors at will, which is the development of shoe culture. Those shoes with fine workmanship, bright colors and diverse patterns are full of beautiful charm and worth appreciating, collecting and studying.

In traditional culture, the status of shoe culture is very high, which can be seen from the special seriousness and seriousness of the provisions on shoes in classical masterpieces. Shen Deqian's "Ancient Poetry Source" said: "Do what you should do, don't take chances." Explain that shoes are closely related to people's moral concepts. Book of rites? Qu Li said that "gentlemen" eat. In a well-educated family, these rules are still important "court orders".