Tarim Basin

We all know the saying “the old lady's foot wraps are both smelly and long,” leading many to believe that ancient people wore foot wraps, and some even claim that there were no socks in ancient China. In fact, to protect against the severe cold of winter, ancient people invented "foot clothing" for warmth and foot protection very early on. What is referred to as "foot clothing" is essentially what we call socks and shoes today. The cotton socks worn by ancient people in winter included "lined socks," "thousand-layer socks," "douluo socks," and "velvet socks." The earliest pair of socks that still exist today is a leather felt sock from the 9th century BC, unearthed from the Zhahongluk Ancient Tomb in the southern edge of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. The earliest leather felt socks from the 9th century BC (unearthed from the Zhahongluk Ancient Tomb in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang) Women's lined socks from the Western Han Dynasty (unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha) Women's brocade socks from the Tang Dynasty (unearthed from the Tang Tombs in Turpan, Xinjiang) Brocade socks, also known as cloud socks, water socks, Luohan socks, or monk socks, are used for foot…