Tonglu, 24 Jan (CNBC) -- The Year of the Tiger is approaching, and embroidered shoe artists in Hecun Township, Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province, are busy making tiger head shoes by hand recently. A pair of small tiger head shoes has a variety of shapes, and the posture can be bowed, and the brakes are cute.
Tiger head shoes made by Zhejiang Tonglu embroidered shoe artists (courtesy of the correspondent of the Central Broadcasting Network)
At the Tonglu County Hecun Township Folk Culture and Art Museum, Chen Aihua, a 76-year-old provincial non-hereditary heir of Hecun embroidered shoes, is busy in his embroidered shoe studio. At this time, several rows of tiger head shoes were already neatly arranged on the side of the workbench. Chen Aihua, a provincial non-hereditary heir of embroidered shoes in Tonglu Hecun, said that making tiger head shoes is a craft handed down from generation to generation in Hecun. Tiger toe shoes come in different styles, and the first step is to design the pattern according to the use.
Small and exquisite tiger head shoes need to go through multiple processes such as pattern design, cutting, embroidery, paste, lock, and upper top. A pair of scissors, an embroidery needle, to make a pair of exquisite tiger head shoes, with the help of the craftsmanship of the village from generation to generation. A pair of tiger toe shoes, just embroidered upper, takes a whole day.
Hecun tiger head shoes are famous far and wide, in the small shoe material, Hecun craftsmen embroidered a stitch or a cute, or majestic tiger head shoes. These tiger head shoes of different shapes are loved by people as a mascot.
With the development of the times, the production style of tiger head shoes has also changed. Previously, it was focused on practicality, but now it is more as an ornament. The Year of the Tiger is coming, and people come to the Hecun craftsmen to make a pair of tiger head shoes, send children, and send new people to make gifts is a good choice.