Clogs, referred to as giek for short, are traditional wooden shoes with double teeth in China. They creak when they walk, which is suitable for walking on the muddy ground in rainy days. If the vamp is made of silk, it is called a silk shoe. Clogs were common clothes of Han people before Sui and Tang Dynasties, especially in Han Dynasty. Clogs are still very popular in Chaoshan area. It is said that clogs are different between men and women. Clogs were loved by ancient people in China and were very popular before Sui and Tang Dynasties. "Interpretation of Name and Clothes" says: "Yes, it is to practice mud for two feet." So there are two teeth on the clogs, which are suitable for walking in the mud. "Zhuangzi Tianxia" Note: "Nothing is clumsy." The structure of Chinese characters in Yi and Dong is related to pressing. It rains, so I practice mud. Yan Shigu's "Urgent Articles" notes: "If you are embarrassed, you can use wood as a thing and practice mud with two teeth." Teeth that can practice mud in the hole are used for walking lightly and preventing moisture and skid in rainy days. The Biography of Yimin in the Later Han Dynasty said: "Every time a woman asks for marriage, she is allowed to marry, and the clothes are placed and the bamboo raft is sent away. The five women can follow their instructions and all have the style of hermits. " In the Han Dynasty, women in China wore colorful tie-up clogs when they got married. Clogs have herringbone uppers, which is because clogs are tied like people, that is, they are shaped like "square" seal characters (see right). "The Last Han Five Elements" said: "In Yan Xi, the elders in Kyoto wear clogs; Women began to get married until they drew five pictures. This suit is also a demon. By nine years, the party affairs had started and spread to Huangmen North Temple, which made them confused for a while. Many people failed to keep their promises, nine families were detained, and all ages were shackled and should be like clogs. " "Yan's Family Instructions" records: "When the Liang Dynasty was at its peak, most of your children were ignorant, ... all smoked clothes and shaved their heads, and drove cars with high teeth and long eaves." "History of Southern Song Dynasty" "The master came out of the closet, but returned 200,000 yuan, without splendid jade. Both inside and outside are forbidden and frugal. Sex is particularly simple. If you taste clogs, you can get out of the Shenwumen, but there are only a dozen followers. " Jin Gan Bao's "Searching for the Gods" mentioned: "For the first time, women have round heads and men have square heads. Imagine that men and women are different. In Taikang, women are square heads, just like men. "

In addition to the double-toothed clogs, the flat clogs were also used by the Han army to prevent the feet from being scratched by thorny weeds. "The Book of Jin Xuandi Ji": "There are many thorns in Guanzhong, so it is easy to make three thousand sergeants advance with cork clogs, and then March. Still wrong. " Not only soldiers, but also civilians often wear clogs on the road to prevent their feet from being scratched by thorny plants. Southern Dynasties Liang's Notes on Materia Medica and Top Grade of Plants: "Aconitum is the agent. There are many roads, but the leaves are scattered on the ground, and the seeds have thorns as small as diamonds. Chang 'an is the most tolerant, and there are many clogs among pedestrians. Today, the army is made of cast iron, which is used to pave the enemy's road and also needs thistles. "

In addition, Xie Qigong with detachable fangs appeared in the Jin Dynasty, which was convenient for mountain climbing. "Nine Biographies of Southern History" said: "(Thank you) Good luck ... I often wear clogs when climbing mountains, but I remove my front teeth when going up the mountain and my back teeth when going down the mountain." Li Bai's Dream of Climbing Mount Tianmu was written by Xie Deng on the Qingyun ladder. In the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji's Collection of Cheng Wencheng's Official Documents said, "Climb the cliff."

During the Song and Ming Dynasties, clogs became as important rain gear as hats and coir.