StrawsandalsoriginatesfromremoteChinahistory,andtheyareamajorinventioninChina.Theywereoriginallycalled"doorleaf".Asgrassstrawisreadilyavailable,commonpeopleinthepastcouldeasilyprovideforthemselves.
Makingstrawscandalembodiedthevirtuesofwisdomanddiligent,whichareimportantpartofchineseculture.
InthefamousChinanovel,TheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,LiuBei,emperoroftheEasternHanDynastywassellingstrawsandalsbeforehebecameemperor.