History of Chinese EmbroideryChinese embroidery boasts a very long history. As the "Longevity embroidery" and "Token embroidery" unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, indicate, it reached a rather high level of development some 2000-3000 years ago.... |
History of China ShoesAncient shoes were classified into three types in terms of material, i.e. grass, cloth and leather. Cloth shoes refer to shoes made with hemp fiber, damask silk, brocade and so on. In the Han Dynasty (206BC-23AD), the toe cap of cloth shoe was... |
