Cloth tiger is a popular folk art in China. Chinese people regard tiger as a symbol to ward off evils and to protect wealth. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people like to make cloth tigers or draw tiger pictures on the forehead, hoping to bring health, strength and braveness. There are various types of cloth tigers.
布袋虎是一种流行于中国的民间艺术。中国人视虎为辟邪保财的象征。端午节时，人们喜欢在额头上布虎或画虎画，希望带来健康、力量和勇敢。有各种类型的布虎。
The materials used and procedures are different. Usually people use cotton or silk and fill it with sawdust or bran of grain. People use color-drawing, embroidering, cutting or patching to draw the facial outline and decorative pattern. People usually make tigers to have big head, big eyes, big mouth and big tail to show that it is courageous and powerful.
Besides the Dragon Boat Festival, on certain occasions, such as Spring festival or Lantern festival, people make cloth tigers as a wish to ward off evils, to prevent illness and to be lucky.
Besides the Dragon Boat Festival, on certain occasions, such as Spring festival or Lantern festival, people make cloth tigers as a wish to ward off evils, to prevent illness and to be lucky.
所用的材料和程序是不同的。通常人们用棉花或丝绸填充木屑或麦麸。人们用彩绘、刺绣、裁剪或拼接来绘制面部轮廓和装饰图案。人们通常使老虎有大头、大眼睛、大嘴巴和大尾巴来显示它的勇敢和强大。除了端午节，在某些场合，如春节或元宵节，人们会将布虎作为辟邪、防病、吉祥的愿望。
