Handmade tiger-head shoes popular in China's new year (1/2)

An old woman shows her handmade tiger-head shoes in downtown Bozhou City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 7, 2013. Tiger-head shoes, a kind of traditional Chinese shoes made of colourful cotton fabric and thread, are popular for local people who hope their children grow as robust and healthy as tigers in the new year. (Xinhua/Liu Qinli)