Where is the specialty of tiger head shoes?

Tiger-headed shoes are common all over the country, especially in the northern region, and are not a local specialty.

Tiger-headed shoes are one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts, especially children's shoes. Because the toe is a tiger's head, it is called a tiger's head shoe, and it is also called a cat's head shoe in northern China. The skill of making tiger-headed shoes has been included in the intangible cultural heritage. Tiger-headed shoes are complicated in workmanship, just embroider the tiger's head, pluck the hair and remove the seeds. The color of the upper is mainly red and yellow, and the tiger's mouth, eyebrows, nose and eyes are often outlined with thick lines, exaggerating the ferocity of the tiger.

The uppers of tiger-headed shoes are in the shape of tigers. Do you know why tigers are used instead of lions? Rabbit or Hedgehog? ......................................................................................................................................... In ancient times, the tiger was a totem worshipped by ancestors and a righteous beast that upheld justice, so the people regarded the tiger as a symbol of courage, strength and anger. When making tiger-headed shoes, exaggerated techniques were used. The tiger was designed with big eyebrows, short nose, big mouth and long beard with slanting ears, and then the word "Wang" was embroidered in the middle of the tiger's eyebrows. Tigers have great potential.