The construction of China's Women's Shoes Capital officially started in July 2002 and was officially awarded the license in 2006. It is a characteristic boutique park that conforms to the economic characteristics of the modern central city and strives to cultivate a characteristic industrial cluster focusing on the shoe industry, especially women's shoes. At present, more than 80% of the shoe-making enterprises in Sichuan Province are gathered in and around the park. There are more than 1,200 enterprises directly engaged in shoe-making production, more than 3,000 enterprises involved in footwear-related industries, and more than 300 registered trademarks of footwear products. With nearly 100,000 employees, it has formed a large-scale industry with supporting equipment, integrated production and marketing, an annual output of over 100 million pairs of leather shoes, and an annual output value of over 5 billion yuan.

The history of shoemaking in Chengdu originated from the production of straw sandals. The history of shoemaking in Wuhou District, Chengdu dates back to the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, when handmade workshop-style shoemaking had begun to take shape. By the beginning of the last century, Chengdu's Xingshui Street shoemaking had become famous all over the world.