In the daily life of the old times in China, men were regarded as the mainstay
of their own families. Men have to work all through the years, even maybe have
to leave their own hometowns to struggle for a better life, which lead to them
a pair of painful and lonely feet. Their wives at home would entreat the gods
to bless and protect their husbands. Those women would embroider them the
insoles with the auspicious patterns elaborately, cherishing the most sincere
hopes. The designs could be pictures, symbols, and even, more directly, the
characters that would express their feelings. Influenced by the Chinese
culture, those women were reserved to speak their emotions, however, they
expressed their deep love and thankfulness in a sensitive and intelligent way
by the embroidery insoles.
The embroidery soles are made of cotton cloth,
and embroidered with cotton thread of various colors by hand. It would cost a
skilled woman about eight or nine days to embroider a pair of insoles.

This kind of insoles are soft, breathable, wear-resisting, sweat-absorbing and
long-wearing. They could be washed, and would never be out of shape. Also, the
stitches could massage the acupuncture points of the sole of the feet, which
could serve as health care. The picture designs are of a great variety of
patterns and styles. The embroidery insoles are worth to collect, and also are
the best choices to present to the relatives and friends

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