Compiled by Liang Shan The making technique of Huangxian cloth tiger originated in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of four or five hundred years. It is mainly distributed in the western coastal areas such as Langshang Village, Zhongcun Village, Beizaoqian Village, and Nanshan Village, as well as the southeastern mountainous areas. Most of the makers are middle-aged and elderly women. There is no unified specification and style for the making of Huangxian cloth tigers. The clever women have created a large number of cloth tigers with different shapes according to the materials at hand and their own aesthetic concepts. When making it, first use scissors to cut out suitable patterns from cotton, silk and other cloth scraps according to the pattern, sew along the periphery of the pattern with needle and thread, turn the sewn cloth tiger inside out, and fill it with bran, bran, sawdust, cotton or vanilla, which represent auspicious meanings such as health and fortune, so that it is fully swollen, and then sew the mouth with needle and thread, and paste the tiger whiskers, eyes and nose and other facial features. There are also people who use painting, embroidery, cutting and pasting, and patching to depict the facial features and patterns of the sewn cloth tiger. The cloth tiger made in this way has greatly changed the original shape of the tiger, shrinking the body, tail and limbs, and deliberately carving the tiger head, which reflects the pursuit of "not resembling the appearance, but seeking the spirit" in traditional Chinese art and the characteristics of "the vulgar is the elegant" in folk art. Huangxian cloth tigers can be roughly divided into series such as peace in all seasons, attracting wealth and treasures, and protecting the home. With the development of society, products such as tiger head hats and tiger head boots have also been derived, which have the beautiful meaning of exorcising evil spirits, curing diseases and blessing. Huangxian cloth tigers are brightly colored and flamboyant, and are appreciated by both the elite and the masses, and are deeply loved by people. In addition to making them during festivals such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival, as well as the "three-day wash" (three days after the baby is born), the 100th day, and the first birthday of newborn babies, people usually make cloth tigers of various forms and place them on windowsills or cabinet tops, which are very decorative, playful and folk.