Gao Qinying works on a tiger boot in Tancheng County of Linyi City in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 5, 2011. Gao Qinying, 69, started to make these artworks since 16 years old. The hand-made boots and hats with tiger images, which requires a series of complicated procedures such as stitching and embroidering, are cherished by the people in Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces. But in nowadays, the hand-made hats and boots are marginalized due to the mass production of mechanization. (Xinhua/Fang Dehua)
Gao Qinying (1st L) sales tiger boots and hats in Tancheng County of Linyi City in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 5, 2011. Gao Qinying, 69, started to make these artworks since 16 years old. The hand-made boots and hats with tiger images, which requires a series of complicated procedures such as stitching and embroidering, are cherished by the people in Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces. But in nowadays, the hand-made hats and boots are marginalized due to the mass production of mechanization. (Xinhua/Fang Dehua)
Gao Qinying works on a tiger hat in Tancheng County of Linyi City in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 5, 2011. Gao Qinying, 69, started to make these artworks since 16 years old. The hand-made boots and hats with tiger images, which requires a series of complicated procedures such as stitching and embroidering, are cherished by the people in Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces. But in nowadays, the hand-made hats and boots are marginalized due to the mass production of mechanization. (Xinhua/Fang Dehua)
A child wears a tiger hat in Tancheng County of Linyi City in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 5, 2011. Gao Qinying, 69, started to make these artworks since 16 years old. The hand-made boots and hats with tiger images, which requires a series of complicated procedures such as stitching and embroidering, are cherished by the people in Shandong and Jiangsu Provinces. But in nowadays, the hand-made hats and boots are marginalized due to the mass production of mechanization. (Xinhua/Fang Dehua)
