Tian Juying, a 61 year old woman from Xuanen County, Hubei, is drying her hand-made "thousand layers" cloth shoes (photo taken in July 3rd).

The "thousand layer bottom" is an important part of the hand-made shoes made by rural women in the past. They used paste to make the old cloth layer after layer, and then made the shoe sole samples, and made them through the trimming, shoes and last shape. The shoes made in this way are also known as "thousand layer bottom".

Handmade "thousand layer bottom" soft, breathable, comfortable and durable, loved by the people.

In recent years, with the development of modern shoemaking industry and the improvement of people's living standard, hand-made "Thousand Layer" cloth shoes fade out of the footwear market.

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