It is said that Fuxi was born in Tianshui area. Fuxi, the "first person of the dragon", was inspired by the net and became a shoe. According to historical records, Xie's production history can be traced back to before the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because of its durable fiber, Daqing hemp has become the main material for weaving straw sandals in Tianshui, Gansu Province, which is called Ma Xie. By the Tang Dynasty, the production technology was mature.

Ma Xie is one of the main products, which is made of pure natural flax, flax, cotton cloth and related knitting utensils by traditional manual technology. When making, the hemp thread is knitted first, then the hemp thread knitted by the hemp thread is put on the flat plate, the knitted disc sole is made into a "thousand-layer bottom" with the hemp thread, and then the left and right sides are tied tightly with hemp rope to fix the sole; Finally, the knitted uppers, ears and nose bridge are hooked with crochet needles. When assembling the shoes, the wooden last is used to support the shoes, and the upper beam, ears and nose bridge pass through the endurance hemp rope, and the shoes are finished. The styles include eccentric sides with one-sided rope net and cow nose bridge, neat sides with round mouth and baldness formed by rope net instead of nose bridge, boat, three strings, cloth wrapping edges and so on. In addition to natural white, it is also dyed in red, yellow and black, which is both practical and ornamental.