The production of folk tiger shoes is an integral part of Han folk art, which is closely related to tiger culture. Western countries have come to the conclusion that tigers rank first among all animals in a test of human love for animals, which shows that human love for tigers has a long history. The tiger is the king of beasts. "Dragon gives birth to clouds, tiger gives birth to wind", which is loved by people in all directions and is often used to describe a brave and good general as a tiger general. During the Three Kingdoms period, Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Ma, etc. Known as the Five Tiger Generals Army. Even the door is nothing, Tigress, and even the soldier's token is called a tiger symbol. Many people in China have the word tiger in their names. Children have a long history of wearing tiger hats, shoes and sleeping on tiger pillows. In traditional totems, besides the sun, moon and mountains, there are dragons, phoenixes and tigers. Tiger ornaments, such as tiger pillows, tiger shoes and tiger hats, have appeared in the cultural relics of Han and Tang tombs unearthed in China. It can be seen that as early as the Han and Tang dynasties, tiger products were popular among the people. Since ancient times, people have believed in tigers, and ordinary people believe that tiger shoes can ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. According to legend, Yue Fei, a national hero who was loyal to his country in the Song Dynasty, liked to wear tiger-headed shoes made by his mother when he was young. Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty, was born wearing tiger-headed shoes given by the gods. Tiger shoes meet people's psychological needs of advocating and inheriting Chinese tiger culture. Tiger-headed shoes have a profound folk foundation in the northern Jiangsu plain, even in the whole province and the whole country. The custom of wearing tiger shoes has been passed down from generation to generation among the people. Nowadays, there is still the custom of wearing tiger-headed shoes for children in urban and rural areas of Yanfu area.

In 2007, Yancheng Tiger Shoes was approved by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage list projects in Jiangsu Province. Tiger-headed shoes, named after the shape of a tiger's head, are children's shoes made by traditional folk crafts in China. People think that the tiger is the king of all animals. Wearing tiger shoes can ward off evil spirits, keep safe and protect children's healthy growth. Tiger head shoes do not deliberately pursue appearance, but seek spirit to achieve the effect of both form and spirit. Infant tiger shoes and tiger heads are full of vitality, small and exquisite, and very beautiful.