Tiger-head shoes

Tiger-head shoes are kind of children's shoes.Because theirs toes like tiger head,so called tiger-head shoes. In the fifties and sixties of last century,the tiger-head shoes were especially popular in China. Tiger is a mascot, the parents embroider tiger head on the surface of shoes with wishes for children. They hope children looking dignified and strong.And they think, the figure of tiger is a protection against evil,which can protect children from different disasters.

In the New Year to parents buy new clothes for children.In the past wearing tiger-head hats and tiger-head shoes is children’s most popular costume. Almost every child had to wear tiger-head hat and tiger-head shoes. And then, whether in the countryside or city, the stay-at-home women all could make the tiger-head hats and tiger-head shoes. Before the children’s birth, mother, grandmother have already finished caps and shoes and prepared for children.After 100 days of baby's birth, the female relatives should send child the tiger-head shoes and caps as gifts.Boys must wear in red,that means " he’ll not meet disaster, be an official after grown up." Girls are in green, known as "green lady", and expected in the future to be phoenix.

The tiger-head shoes for the most of the people,who live in the central plains region in China, are very familiar.The children in one to wear year-old in large area still wear these shoes."Tiger Head Shoes" are also called "Cat shoes".
The workmanship of the tiger-head shoes is very complex , only the tiger's head need needlework ,jacquard and many other stitch modes. The basic colors on the surface are red, yellow. The mouth, eyebrows, nose, eyes of the tiger are broad-brush, by this way to represent the tiger is exaggerated. Making this shoe, the cony hairs are also used, which are bound at the edge of the ears and the eyes of the tige, red, yellow, white interlace, outline is clear.When children wearing tiger-head shoes, the cony hairs flutter in the wind, the tiger's head looks lively.

About one year old children begin to wear tiger-head shoes . At this time children were eager to walk, but still need the help from adults. So parents wear their children tiger-head shoes, good for their feet on the ground. What's the most important reason is they think the tiger is the king of beasts, the tiger-head shoes can bring children security and peace, and protect their children from disaster.The soft sole of the shoes make for the health of children.

They bring family fun and happiness. They have not only practical value but also aesthetic value, at he same time they are also mascots.