Chinese embroidered shoes are reputed as “Chinese shoes” as they are characteristic of Chinese culture and elements. In the Spring and Warrior States periods dating back more than 600 years, the capital of Jin was located in Shanxi Province.

In 606 BC when Jin Xiangong became the monarch, he set out to expand the territory, annexing 10 vassals masses, Jin ordered that the shoes belonging to all women in the palace should bear 10 fruit of flower pattern, including pomegranate blossoms, peach blossoms, grapes, etc. He also mandated that all civilian girls should wear the “10-fruit shoes” at their weddings so that the generations to follow would not forget his legacy.

At that time, the female embroidered shoes bearing such patterns were called “Jin shoes”. From then on, the art of embroidery extended from shoes to clothing and on the daily utilities. And people also put Chinese interesting stories or characters on the shoes. In the ancient China, every girl began embroidering at an early age. They did this to demonstrate their loyalty to love and their aspiration for happiness. The craft of embroidery is an important standard for appraising a girl as “clever and deft”. The embroidered shoes are one of Chinese traditional cultural treasures.