Tiger, king. In the Year of the Tiger, the Tiger tiger is angry. This year is the Year of the Tiger in the lunar calendar, and there is a custom of wearing tiger head shoes in mainland folklore.
"The more alive and vibrant, the more tiger's head is." Tiger head shoes are one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts, is a kind of children's shoes, because the toe of the shoe is a tiger head shape, so called "tiger head shoes", in northern China is also known as "cat head shoes". The tiger is the king of the hundred beasts, and in the eyes of people, it is a mascot that can drive away evil spirits. Wearing the majestic tiger head shoes for the baby is precisely to hope that with the power of the tiger, the baby will grow up healthy and safely.
Tiger toe shoes are usually sewn by hand. From wearing, wearing soles, making uppers, to embroidering tiger faces, covering the hem of the mouth, to the final stitching decoration... After completing this series of complex and basic processes, a pair of cute tiger head shoes is complete. Tiger head shoes in the cold winter, but also in the shoe body filled with cotton to keep warm. And the more exquisite people will also use rabbit hair in the shoe cuff, tiger face, tiger eye, tiger tail and other places to trim, appear more vivid and cute, warm.
Tiger head shoes are complex in workmanship, and only the tiger head needs to use embroidery, plucking flowers, seeds and other stitches. The color of the upper is mainly red and yellow, and the tiger's mouth, eyebrows, nose, eyes and other places are often outlined with thick lines, which exaggerated the majesty of the tiger.
According to reports, not only do tiger head shoes have to talk, wearing tiger head shoes are also exquisite, wearing tiger head shoes to follow the "head double blue, two pairs red, three pairs of purple" wearing rules. In Beijing, people pay attention to the first pair of shoes worn by children, have a nose and eyes, go out at night without getting lost, and walk during the day without touching people. In the folk, tiger head shoes are also regarded as children's mascots, borrowing the masculinity and might of the tiger to pray for children to prolong life, tiger head shoes are also considered to be the most grounded children's shoes.
Tiger toe shoes are found throughout the country, and their craftsmanship has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage.
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