荷兰素有“木鞋王国”之称。在荷兰的历史上木鞋已有几百年了,木鞋同风车一样都是荷兰人在与大自然的搏斗中适应地理环境的产物。由于荷兰大部分国土海拔太低,欧洲许多大河经荷兰入海,又受全年湿润的温带海洋性气候影响,几乎一半的土地浸泡在水中。正是这样的条件,在围海造田过程中木鞋应运而生。农民们在鞋内填进稻草等,即可御寒防冻,又舒适耐穿。木鞋因此流传下来。至今,偶尔还能看到有的荷兰农、渔民仍有穿木鞋的习惯。 The Netherlands is known as the “Wooden Shoes Kingdom”. In the history of the Netherlands, wooden shoes have been for hundreds of years. Wooden shoes and windmills are products of the Dutch adapting to the geography in their battle with nature. Due to the fact that most of the country’s land is too low in elevation, many of Europe’s major rivers have entered the sea through the Netherlands and are affected by the temperate, temperate oceanic climate of the year. Almost half of the land is immersed in water. It is in this condition that wooden shoes emerged in the process of land reclamation. Farmers fill in the straw, etc., to keep them cold and frost-proof and comfortable and durable. Wooden shoes therefore pass down. To this day, occasionally there are still some Dutch farmers and fishermen still wearing wooden shoes.