Top 10 brands of old Beijing cloth shoes: Neiliansheng, Tongshenghe, Rongshun, Laomeihua, Buyingzhai, 3539, Gemstone, Blessed Steps, Bubusheng, Yulan.

1. Due to its strict production process, unique craftsmanship, exquisite material selection, fine workmanship, advanced skills, high difficulty and long time, it takes three years and one season for an apprentice to graduate. Now we are learning this There are fewer and fewer people with this skill. Neiliansheng handmade shoemaking craftsmanship has been included in the "High Standard Intangible Cultural Heritage List".

The manufacturing process of Neiliansheng's thousand-layer cloth shoes inherits the traditional folk craftsmanship, and selects natural materials such as pure cotton, pure linen, and pure woolen dress cloth, and carries out its own development on this basis. and innovation, which is truly “fine workmanship and solid materials”.

The main characteristics can be summarized as "one high and four more", that is: high technological requirements; many production processes, many patterns of soles, many methods and styles of silk shoes.

2. Tongshenghe Shoe Store was founded in 1902 and is famous for its production of footwear products and hats. It opened in Guayi Street, Tianjin in the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1902), mainly selling hats and mille-layer cloth shoes. The glass sign now hanging in the shop was inscribed by Du Baozhen, a celebrity at the time.

To congratulate Tongshenghe on his opening, Tieliang wrote in his own hand "We work together to achieve harmony, and we will achieve success with a crown and a wealth of financial resources." He cleverly integrated the three characters "Tongshenghe" into the couplet.

3. The production of Laomeihua thousand-soled cloth shoes is very particular. First of all, the raw material is new white cloth, and two layers of new cloth are used to make "paper". It is required that the white cloth has no variegated colors, no paper, and no dirty cloth can be used. Use a silk screen to cover the bottom of the cloth and print the color, and then use the printed color as a mark to manually rub the linen, tie the base, and fiber edges.

In summer, Nadi uses hemp from Anhui, and in winter, hemp from Hebei and Zhangjiakou is used. Because the hemp in Anhui is moderately soft and hard to wear in summer, while the hemp sole shoes in winter are stronger and more durable.