New Year elements in China's traditional culture
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Updated: 2018-01-10 14:33
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Tiger-head shoes
Tiger-head shoes are an example of traditional Chinese folk handicraft used as footwear for children. Their name comes from the toe cap, which looks like the head of a tiger.
In Chinese culture, tigers are regarded as auspicious and people embroider the head and the upper of the shoes with tiger or tiger-head patterns in the hope that their children will become as robust and dynamic as tigers.
Tiger-head caps and shoes have a huge market particularly during the cold winter and the New Year period.
