Tangchang cloth shoes are a branch of my country's thousand-layer cloth shoes. They originated from the raw-edged cloth shoes in western Sichuan and have a history of more than 700 years. According to historical records, the Ming Dynasty prohibited common people from wearing boots, so the thousand-layer cloth shoes became a necessity for thousands of people and began to prevail among the people. Unlike ordinary cloth shoes with hemmed edges, raw-edged grooved cloth shoes are popular in western Sichuan, and the production process of their soles and uppers is relatively unique. The soles of these raw-edged cloth shoes are sanded and more durable. According to the "Chengdu General View", during the Xuantong period of the late Qing Dynasty, there were hundreds of shops selling and producing cloth shoes in Chengdu, forming a "boot upper" with the cultural characteristics of western Sichuan, and the cloth shoes produced in Tangchang Town were "the best in western Sichuan" in terms of quality and quantity. After the reform and opening up, especially after entering the 1990s, mechanization quickly replaced manual labor, and the heyday of Tangchang cloth shoes has long since disappeared. Today, the only family in Tangchang Town who continues to insist on making handmade cloth shoes is Lai Shufang, the third-generation inheritor of Tangchang cloth shoes. Tangchang cloth shoes production process After years of development and inheritance, Tangchang cloth shoes have formed a mature process system today. This system requires 32 major processes and more than 100 minor processes. The process is roughly as follows: prepare materials, shrink cloth, adjust paste, beat cloth shell, dry cloth shell, layout, sample cutting, wrap cover board, tori, tori surface, cut upper, lower mouth strip, interface strip, press mouth strip, fold upper, wrap mouth strip, standard coding, make sole, trim, turn bottom edge, beat hall bottom, soak mouth (install elastic), beat sole, sew shoe last, bake shoe, sand edge, cut edge, glue edge, glue heel, remove last, general inspection. Tangchang cloth shoes made with complex techniques are light, easy to start, no wet feet, and no deformation. Industrial development of Tangchang cloth shoes Today, making a pair of shoes is not only a craft, but also an industry for the development of rural revitalization in Zhanqi Village. "A pair of cloth shoes contains the traditional culture of natural harmony. It is a banner, and I cannot let this banner fall in the hands of our generation." Ai Peng, born in the 1980s, is the son of Lai Shufang. In 2015, he gave up his stable job in a state-owned enterprise and returned to Tangchang Town to open the Tangchang cloth shoes Taobao store. In addition to online sales, customers can also customize their sizes, styles and patterns. At the same time, Ai Peng introduced new styles of cloth shoes in design, and tried to combine them with intangible cultural heritage projects such as palm weaving and Shu embroidery to make the patterns of the shoes more diverse. When traditional crafts meet the Internet and new designs, Tangchang cloth shoes are becoming more and more popular among young people. Information source: China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) Information source: China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)