When sports collide with oriental beauty, the Li-Ning brand joins hands with the Palace Museum to launch the limited edition "001 BTC Forbidden City Limited Edition" themed shoes.

The "001 BTC Forbidden City Limited Edition" shoe draws inspiration from the classic architectural complex of the Forbidden City. Between the ups and downs of the corner towers and palace walls, it incorporates the tranquility and elegance of the 600-year-old Forbidden City into its design.

The shoe reconstructs the elements of the Forbidden City in a youthful way, integrates the symbols of the Year of the Snake, and combines the elegant quality of the palace, the auspicious meaning of the New Year with modern design, showing an innovative expression of traditional culture. The shoe body is full of details and is timeless. It is cleverly embellished with the silhouette of the Forbidden City palace and the embossed pattern of the three-cross six-bowl diamond-shaped window flowers, presenting the elegant outline of the distant eaves of the Forbidden City. The entire upper and lining are made of high-quality full leather material, with precision craftsmanship, soft and delicate touch, and both comfort and durability, giving the shoe a balanced beauty of classic and modern.

The color matching of the shoes is full of classical charm. The knot design of the shoe body is combined with Chinese colors - "Xizi Blue" and "Fuguang Orange", integrating the classical beauty and auspicious meaning of nature. At the same time, it is decorated with handmade glass beads by craftsmen, symbolizing that everything goes smoothly and brings Chinese New Year blessings. The "Palace" logo and classic palace elements are presented on the outside of the tongue, "a thousand years at a glance", showing the charm of the palace. In response to the New Year of the Snake, the heel of the shoe is decorated with snake-patterned leather, and the leather is specially designed to be erasable - gently wipe it, and the golden light flashes, adding "golden" blessings to the Spring Festival. The design of the shoe box is inspired by the three-cross six-bowl diamond-shaped window grilles in the Forbidden City. Open the shoe box and feel the fusion of cultural beauty and modern trends from the light and shadow of the window lattice.

In addition, this limited edition shoe model continues the consistent lightweight and excellent foot feel of the Li Ning "001 BTC" family. The LIGHT FOAM embedded in the translucent one-piece rubber outsole not only adds another touch to the exquisite craftsmanship, but also gives the entire pair of shoes a lighter and more comfortable wearing experience based on exquisite workmanship. The cultural heritage and sports functionality are perfectly combined here, fully implementing Li Ning's consistent insistence and proposition of "training for a good luck physique, everything is possible".

In 2025, it is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Palace Museum. Only 100 pairs of the "001 BTC Forbidden City Limited Edition" shoes will be sold worldwide.

On January 11, the "001 BTC Forbidden City Limited Edition" shoes will be sold in limited quantities at the Li Ning brand official store on the online Douyin app and the offline Li Ning Beijing Wangfujing flagship store. For sales details, please stay tuned to the "Li Ning Sports Life" Weibo and Xiaohongshu.

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