Research on Three-Inch Golden Lotus

1. Style

Three-inch golden lotus styles include: high-tube golden lotus, low-cut golden lotus, cocked-headed golden lotus, and flat-headed golden lotus. According to the types, they include: Pi Jinlian, rain boots for rainy days, overshoes for indoor and outdoor use, longevity shoes for birthdays, sacrificial shoes, auspicious shoes, filial piety shoes, slippers, etc. According to the season, there are: cotton nasturtium, nasturtium, and sandals. According to shoe decorations, there are two types: embroidered nasturtium and plain nasturtium. According to the soles, they are divided into: flat-soled golden lotus, bow-shaped bottom golden lotus, and high-heeled golden lotus. (The feet after binding are called three-inch golden lotus, and the shoes are called "bow shoes", "embroidered shoes" or "bow shoes and embroidered shoes")

The pattern on the three-inch golden lotus is a traditional Chinese national pattern. There are peonies and other flowers and plants, fish, insects, birds, figures, fortune, longevity, copper coins, dragons, phoenixes, dark eight immortals, pomegranates, longevity peaches, lotus, lotus root, lotus root and so on. The colorful pattern on a pair of golden lotuses itself is the wish and dream of the shoe owner. A pair of golden lotus also represents the status of its owner. Generally, young women wear bright and colorful nasturtiums such as red, while older women wear black and dark nasturtiums.

2. Academic and literary research

In modern times, Feng Jicai began to pay attention to "Three Inch Golden Lotus" and attracted social attention. But since then, there has been no article that accurately and comprehensively recorded "Three-Inch Golden Lotus

". After 2002, "Popular Photography" reporter Li Nan published "The Peerless Golden Lotus" in the form of pictures and texts, and Yunnan writer Yang Yang published "The Shaking Soul". However, according to the analysis of relevant data, both works have obvious regional characteristics, and there is no record of the development form of the "Three-Inch Golden Lotus". However, according to relevant literary works published by Lanzhou Evening News, Culture and Art News, Readers and other publications, Sun Jie, vice chairman of the Gansu Photographers Association, spent 8 years searching for all the living elderly people with small feet in the country and will publish "The Last" in 2012. Golden Lotus". Lanzhou Evening News and Reader Magazine's articles and pictures about Mr. Sun Jie's three-inch golden lotus have received a great response.

One of the characteristics of Hakka women is that they “do not bind their feet.” Before the Qing Dynasty, footbinding was a common phenomenon among women, but it was rare in the Hakka area, even among wealthy families. Foot binding is often seen as an obstacle to marriage. The reasons are: First, it is located in a mountainous area, making it inconvenient to travel far; second, it is difficult to work in the mountains and fields. Due to special needs, in the eyes of the Hakka people, a woman's ability is more important than her appearance. Therefore, in some places, the daughter-in-law is simply called "Xinjiu", which means that she must be able to chop firewood and pound rice.

Records about Hakka women not binding their feet are often found in literature and historical records. For example, "Qingyi Leichao·Customs" says: Hakka women "never bind their feet, have strong bodies, and can move freely, and they do not apply makeup or arrange flowers." Hakka women do not bind their feet. They regard their "natural feet" as their beauty and are happy to be "big-footed barbarians." However, if there are a few foot-bound women, they will not be able to get married and will have to be "old aunts" for the rest of their lives. The feet are liberated, and the movements are strong and flexible. Therefore, in the Hakka area, there are rarely young ladies who stick to the boudoir, and there are many strong women who "handle the plow like a hero". This is also a unique folk feature.