Leatherworker Pinyin: pí jiang.
Leatherworker generally refers to a laborer who makes or repairs objects out of leather, usually a shoemaker who makes leather shoes, or a craftsman who makes other leather products, such as saddles, leather drums, and so on.
Objectively speaking, in the history of our country, the leatherworker has had a more developed position, 3000 years ago, the leatherworker called "Wei", which is an official name. According to the Zhou Li. Kao Gong records: "the work of leather, letter, Bao, 韗, Wei, fur." Later commented that: "the work of the skin of the work of five, the letter for the armor, Bao people rule the skin, 韗 for the drums, Wei's, Qiu for the section." In fact, this is a classification for leatherworkers.
In the eighties of the last century, wearing leather shoes is a very obvious thing, then to the leather shoes nailed on two walking "ding" sound of the palm is more fashionable, to complete the work is the tanner.
Today's shoe repair has been mechanized. But in the streets and alleys, you can still see the masters of the old days called "leatherworkers", a simple toolbox, plus drills, nails, hammers and a few cutting knives, composed of their family's livelihood stall.
Thousands of years ago, human ancestors had the habit of wearing shoes, wrapped in animal skins, from the skin of the foot to modern leather shoes, leather shoes have a long history. In China, the production of modern leather shoes has only a history of more than 120 years, but due to the shape, style, structure and wearing function of leather shoes are better than other footwear, therefore, the production of leather shoes is developing rapidly.