Xuhang Town in Jiading District, Shanghai is known as the hometown of straw plaiting. Almost every woman in the town is proficient in the straw-plaiting craft.

Straw plaiting in Xuhang has been recorded in history since the Tang Dynasty, and became one of the tributary items of the imperial court. In the Qing Dynasty, Xuhang straw-plaited slippers were exported to various countries in Eurasia. In 2008, Xuhang straw plaiting was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.