Neiliansheng "was founded in 1853 AD and was founded by Zhao Ting. He learned how to make shoes at a shoe making workshop in the capital in his early years, and due to his high intelligence, he quickly acquired a good craftsmanship. After accumulating rich customer connections and certain management experience, Zhao Ting decided to establish his own portal. Soon, with the assistance of a wealthy person in the capital known as the "General Ding", who invested 10000 taels of silver, Zhao Ting was supported to establish an internal promotion shoe store. The production process of thousand layer sole cloth shoes has a long history, and its emergence is a great achievement in the history of Chinese shoe making. It condenses the essence of national handicrafts, has unique characteristics and advantages, reflects the excellent and industrious quality of Chinese people, is a representative work of Chinese shoe culture, is also the precious wealth and precious heritage of the Chinese nation, and has high historical and cultural value, economic value, and industrial value.
The craftsmanship of shoemaking is passed down through oral transmission, which is very difficult. The production process of thousand layer sole cloth shoes has always been using traditional manual production methods, with complex and diverse processes, including more than 30 large processes, with a total process of over a hundred. Each process has strict and clear standards, emphasizing size, technique, and strength, requiring cleanliness, neatness, and accuracy. Strict and clear process standards even penetrate into every action of workers.
The mastery of this skill is led by the master, while cultivation relies entirely on individual repeated practice and contemplation. Due to its strict production process, unique craftsmanship, exquisite material selection, exquisite craftsmanship, advanced craftsmanship, high difficulty, and long time consumption, apprentices need three years and one section to graduate. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people learning this skill.