Craftsmanship: Why most of China's best tailors are in Shanghai

History has something to do with it. At the end of the 19th century, many people from Fenghua, Zhejiang Province, went out to make a living. Due to financial constraints, many of them had to engage in tailoring as a simple, low-cost manual labor in a foreign land. Stable footing and career success, they brought relatives, friends, fellow townspeople to the field **** with the tailoring business. Over time, the team grew, the formation of "Feng Gang tailor". After the Sino-Japanese War, there are many "foreign banks" in China, so the more economically developed coastal cities in China, especially in Shanghai, known as the "Ten Mile Ocean Park", there is a wear suit hot. Feng gang of tailors in time to grasp and keep up with the trend, from doing Chinese clothes to do suits. They emphasize quality and reputation, and their business has become increasingly popular.

The Feng Gang tailors, also known as the red gang tailors, Feng and red Shanghai pronunciation is very close to the August 7, 2010 was named a national intangible cultural heritage.