This has to talk about how flowerpot shoes became popular. After entering the customs in the Qing Dynasty, Manchu women found that Han women had been bound feet since childhood, and their feet were as small as three inches of golden lotus. They felt beautiful and began to learn. This caused panic among the rulers. They were worried that Manchu people would be assimilated by Han people, so they ordered Manchu women not to bind their feet, but the concept that "small feet are beautiful" was deeply rooted in their hearts.
So they found flowerpot shoes, which can not only increase the height, but also hide their feet in the skirt without being found to be big. Pot-bottom shoes have also become popular, and this kind of shoes must keep a good balance when walking, and the waist must be twisted, such as weak willows to help the wind, which looks beautiful and is more popular with everyone.
Therefore, Lafayette Cixi likes this kind of shoes very much, because it can hide her big feet well, and it also has the function of increasing her height. Why not? It is also the reason why it is difficult to find the barefoot photo of Empress Dowager Cixi in all kinds of photos we are looking at now. Flower pot bottom shoes also played their own waste heat at the end of feudal society.
But when it comes to Manchu women, they are every dark cloud with a silver lining. Because the Manchu people have taken measures to protect their own nation, they have avoided the pain of foot binding. Even if the flowerpot shoes are uncomfortable, they will certainly not cause lifelong harm to people. Flower pot shoes have also become one of the important witnesses of history of qing dynasty.