After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, there were some people specialized in hide processing in Lijiang. Most of them gathered in Shuhe Town and the town of Dayan. Shuhe is a famous cobber Town. The Tibetan boots, shoes, leather bags and leather ropes are even sold to Tibet and Tibetan areas in Xikang. During the period of anti-Japanese War, Lijiang Branch of China Industrial Cooperation helped build a hide cooperative in China. They sent craftsmen to Chongqing for training. These craftsmen learnt new skills and technology of hide processing there. They could even make shoes that were popular in London and New York.
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