The year of the lunar year is approaching. The tiger and tiger elements are the main characters in the streets and lanes.

Among them, the tiger shoes with folk customs are favored by the public.

In a shop near Zhongshan Road, a dozen or so pairs of exquisite cloth shoes are placed in ancient furniture, which are particularly eye-catching.

The boss said cheerfully that such tiger shoes had sold more than 20 pairs this year.

The price below the shoes is 58 yuan for each pair, and the boss says they refuse to make a counter-offer, because the producer is his ninety year old mother in Yang's hometown. She makes every pair of stitches by hand.

Tiger shoe is a kind of traditional Chinese folk handicraft shoes made of children. Because of the appearance of tiger head, it is called tiger head shoes. It has complex workmanship.

The color of shoe upper is red and yellow, and tiger mouth, eyebrows, nose and eyes are often outlined by rough lines, exaggerating the strength of the tiger.

Wu Jindi, 80 years old this year, is one of the few craftsmen who can make tiger shoes in Xicheng.

At the age of 13, she learned skills from her mother, and has kept doing some pairs of friends with her relatives and friends every year.

Tiger shoe has both ornamental value and practical value.

And in traditional sense, wearing tiger shoes can prevent evil and protect peace and protect children's healthy growth.