'World's 'biggest' embroidered shoe'

xihababy (1) from Philadelphia (Contact Member) -

A huge embroidered shoe attracts visitors during a China Shoes Culture Tour Show in Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province January 8, 2006. The 2.8-metre-long and 0.87-metre-wide shoe is said to be the world's biggest; three people can lie down in it. It took seven skilled craftsmen six months to complete

Comment #1 Dustin (63.176.159.28) -

That pretty cool. Do you know of a link I can use to find some pictures?

Comment #2 Zenita (63.176.159.214) -

That sounded cool, can you guys provide a link of that embroidered shoe?

Comment #3 Ecclea (63.176.159.116) -

Embroidered shoe? Then what does that look like? Can you provide a link to an image of what and how big it is. Asians are really creative but sometimes weird people.

Comment #4 Brad (63.176.159.105) -

So what if they could may that big shoe? Then who's gonna wear it? Sometimes people (and not only Asians) do senseless things. What a waste of time, energy and resource while they could more better things that could benefit themselves or the people around them or for the good of environment.

Comment #5 Maria from Sanitago Chile (Contact Member) -

Don't be so quick to judge! In Montevideo, Uruguay, outside the Punta Carretas Mall there are two huge chairs. Now, they may not be the worlds largest chairs, but they certainly won't fit in your living room.

You could say they are a complete waste for that reason... no one could put them in their house, or comfortably sit in them. But they are loads of fun and people are always sitting in them and taking photos. I am sure a large shoe would be a similar kind of attraction.

Remember, Art is Art, even if you don't like it.

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Comment #7 Kira (63.176.159.32) -

A little kid stands by the world's biggest embroidery shoe at a shoe exhibition in Shenyang, N. China's Liaoning Province Saturday, April 15, 2006. The 2.8m-long, 0.71m-wide, and 0.84m-tall shoe is able to hold three little kids inside.

I find the kid beside this huge shoe so cute. Well the shoe is quite interesting though. Do not force your self imagining the shoe and the kid buddie, I provided a link here.

• www2.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2006-04/16/content_568715.htm

Comment #8 cwemoy (63.176.159.135) -

Brad, they do what seems sensless to you but do you know what; it keeps them stress free and busy. What would you rather they did? Picture the amount of visitors that visit the country to have a look at the world's biggest embroidered shoe and how much they make in turn. That is creativity at its best. Am thinking of making the world's smallest shoe that will only be visble under a microscope

Comment #9 pale-o from around the world (63.176.159.41) -

A bit of brainstorming on making the world's smallest shoe has not borne much fruit. Now that it took skilled craftsmen just six months to complete this marvellous piece of art, what amount of money is normally pumped towards maintaining it. If it was indeed embroidered, what amount of string was used for the whole process?

Comment #10 Jason (63.176.159.77) -

I think I found the world´s largest shoe. How´s that for a large shoe! Take care...

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Comment #11 Luna (63.176.159.175) -

I do not know if I should post this but cwemoy had posted on how he wants to see a small shoe that will only be visible on microscope.

this shoe is not that microscopic but it is so small you wouldn't think it would fit any one at all.

I tried to post the link but it would not work so just try this site: eatnineghost . com and search for the smallest shoe worn by a Chinese woman.

Comment #12 Lumina (63.176.159.184) -

Wow, I visited that link and I just irritate my eye. My gosh, i would not do that with my foot. Restricting it to grow and worst, that woman with a small foot or what they called lotus foot seemed to be having trouble walking and relies on a crouch.. i would never do that if it is the way to become pretty, i would prefer to be ugly if that is so.

Comment #13 Kira (63.176.159.111) -

Everything comes with a price Lumina, even beauty. To become beautiful some women thinks of small waistline, big butt, long shiny hair, silky skin blah blah blah, but actually it is not the case.

I strongly believe that what you feel about yourself makes you beautiful. You should not think of what other prefers you to look like, be your self, live your life, have no regrets, and stay happy, that is being beautiful, that is life...

Comment #14 Viola (63.176.159.216) -

Very well said Kira. But the fact that when you see those flabby belly and not so good looking skin makes some women feel low and so it would be a little hard for them to look at the other side, to think positive.

I think the best way to boost self confidence is to read stories of other people who thought they were ugly but later on realizes that beauty is just skin deep, it is still the inner you that counts.

Comment #15 Eve (63.176.159.120) -

I wonder what else, so far, are the largest that was ever made of its kind? That's a pretty interesting topic in which easily stems from this citing. Giant shoes, giant handbags, soon there may even be giants roaming the earth again so that they can wear all the giant clothing that is being produced.

Comment #16 Restat Then (63.176.159.220) -

since we are talking about special shoes, could you refresh my memory and provide an information about a specific shoe worn traditionally by ancient Chinese women to make their feet shrink or look closer? I kind of forgotten about it and could just vividly recall some specifics about its description. I think I saw it one on the episode of Ripley's Believe It or Not. What was that shoe again?

Comment #17 Jennah (63.176.159.116) -

Sorry to bring this up again but I did not like what Brad commented...

"So what if they could may that big shoe? Then who's gonna wear it? Sometimes people (and not only Asians) do senseless things."

Let me ask you if you really believe that what they're doing is senseless and pointless? I completely disagree with you! These things (no matter how weird or bizarre) are created for some reasons whic includes:

(1) the enternainment of the people or tourists

(2) for the sake of art and aesthetics

(3) to gain public recognition and break world records

So think again before blurting out something which you don't truly understand.

Comment #18 Eve (63.176.159.116) -

I do not think that the world record aspect is as important one, but surely, quite simply for entertainment purposes, for the sake of art, as well as aesthetics, I can visualize many seemingly extreme a thing, being considered as citable. No one should be considered as being senseless Brad, unless one has grounds that would fully support the claim.

Comment #19 Michael Drake (63.176.159.179) -

It is definitely recognition and of course to attract tourists. With so many countries competing with the tourist market they must have some extra ace up their sleeves right? These "record breakers" or "record makers" attracts potential visitors for their country. Curiosity has always been an effective tool in bringing home the bacon (or endangering the parties involve) so don't react to negatively on why do countries support such things coz they will just benefit from it in the end.

Comment #20 Eve (63.176.159.243) - Fri Jan 1 14:55:02 2010

So right Michael, though not all things that countries do may indeed benefit, at least, not as far as the majority people is concerned. There is still hope remaining that one would surely be able to benefit from everything that their country or "government" does, but we can only hope.

Comment #21 Sarah (63.176.159.154) - Tue Jan 19 08:28:25 2010

I think Brad is having some issues in life that is why he is saying those things. I think his post deserved those statements made by Jennah.

I have to say that those special shoes boosts the tourism in that country. People who would want to see those shoes would surely visit the country and thus large number of tourists can be achieved. Isn't that great? Have a good day guys.

Comment #22 Sarah (63.176.159.150) - Thu Feb 11 20:53:13 2010

Those stuffs are made to attract tourists, both local and foreign. it is not usual to see those kinds of shoes and yet they are there, so I am sure people would be very glad to see those. I am also thinking about that special shoes, how are they made? I wonder how many people work on that shoes. Anyway, hope to hear from all of you guys and keep posting here.

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