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Hwa

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Hwa
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationhwa
McCune–Reischauerhwa

Hwa (Korean) are a type of traditional Korean boot, which, along with ; yi, is a subdivision of Korean shoes. The yi refers to all kind of shoes that do not go up to the ankle.[1] Hwa are usually made of leather, and artisans who make the shoes are called 화장; hwajang.[2] Hwa were originally worn by the Northern kingdoms of Korea. The horse-riding cultures of the North appear to have typically worn leather boots ( hwa), while the farmers of the South wore shoes of leather or straw ( hye). Different types of boots were worn by military and civil officials.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ (in Korean). Yahoo! /Dongseo Munhwasa. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. ^ "Important Intangible Cultural Properties 116". Cultural Heritage Administration.
  3. ^ 화 (靴) (in Korean). Empas/ EncyKorea.
  4. ^ 신라시대 신발 (in Korean). Daum/ KOCCA. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07.
  5. ^ Korean Handicrafts: Arts in Everyday Life by Seoul Selection Editorial Team