Turpan Launched The First Batch Of Leather Relics Restoration

This is a pair of Tang Dynasty.

It was unearthed in the ancient tomb of Ashtar, Turpan in 1966.

It is beautifully crafted, with a shoe shaped hull and an oval shape. The shoe ends are embroidered with exquisite copper coins, and shoelaces, vamp, upper and sole are all sewn with carefully cut leather.

However, this pair of leather shoes, which had been attacked by salt and insect pests in 1400, became dirty, brittle and hard.

Recently, Regine Vogel, an expert in leather restoration and protection at the Rhine Museum in Bonn, Germany, diagnosed and analyzed the condition of leather shoes by scanning electron microscope and microscope. After 20 days of careful repair, it finally resumed its appearance in 1400 before March 17th.

At present, this pair of leather shoes has become the first batch of Turpan.

An example of restoration.

It is reported that there are at least 300 pieces of leather artifacts unearthed in Turpan, and 19 pieces of leather relics that need to be repaired, including the unearthed of the ocean sea cemetery.

Leather, leather pants, leather armor, horse top.

In the analytical laboratory of the Turpan Research Institute, the leather shoes of Tang Dynasty, which had just undergone "prosthetics", were lying in a multi-function cleaning machine, and the temperature and humidity of the Tang Dynasty were 20 degrees centigrade and 47% respectively. "It is still very weak, and the temperature and humidity need to be controlled within a reasonable range."

Xu Dongliang, deputy director of the Institute of technology protection research, told reporters that the leather shoes of the Tang Dynasty would remain in the machine with a value of 68 yuan for "complete rehabilitation" until it completely adapted to the external environment before entering the museum for exhibition.

Experts observed by microscopic observation that the raw materials of these shoes originate from goats.

Experts from the length of shoes and processing technology to judge, this is a pair of winter wear lady shoes, "experts combined with historical data and excavation of the cemetery also analyzed, the owners of these leather shoes may be the nobility."

Xu Dongliang said.

The Ashtar tomb is about 40 kilometers southeast of Turpan. It is a public cemetery of the residents from the Western Jin Dynasty to the Gao Chang City in the Tang Dynasty. There are more than 500 tombs in the cemetery.

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The latest research shows that Morocco will play a role in the global footwear industry.

Abdelmalek Alaoui, President of Guepard Consulting Group, believes that many factors confirm that Morocco has the potential to develop footwear industry.

First of all, the amount of leather produced in Morocco will increase greatly.

At present, raw materials in Morocco are mostly wasted to be converted into leather.

Alaoui said that the raw leather collected and stored in the professional industry of Eid al AdhA can meet the raw material demand of Morocco 40%.

In addition, Morocco's proximity to Italy is considered another potential advantage.

Italy specializes in footwear design and manufacture, as well as the manufacture of finished leather and machinery.

According to Alaoui analysis, Italy advisers and experts are not willing to share their experience in Asia because they are far away and may prefer to work in closer Morocco.

Another reason is related to the Chinese market.

Alaoui believes that China's labor costs continue to rise, and shoe companies are considering shifting to lower cost areas.

Morocco may be a destination worth considering.

He cited the Morocco government's industrial upgrading plan launched in 2014 and offered to build new industrial parks for Chinese investors.

He believed that we should face up to the development trend of footwear production and strengthen cooperation between Morocco and Italy and China.