Why did the Qing Dynasty shave its head and braid its hair?
Nowadays, the image of the braid head of the Qing Dynasty in TV series is portrayed as a braid without hair in front of the brain, which is actually inaccurate. When Manchu entered the customs in the early Qing Dynasty, their hair was much less than this. Manchu people are all knife-carrying people, and there is no braid as thick and long as an empty plate. At that time, the shaving order stipulated that there was only one hair the size of money on their heads, which must be a braid the size of a finger and must be able to pass through the square hole of copper coins. Also known as suncus murinus pigtail.
It was only in the middle and late Qing Dynasty that the scope of men's hair storage in Qing Dynasty gradually expanded. The braid hairstyle of the Qing Dynasty in the TV series we see now can only be regarded as the middle and late Qing Dynasty, which is very different from the early Qing Dynasty.
Why were Manchu hairstyles so ugly?
The predecessor of the Qing dynasty was the post-Jin established by Nurhachi, and the predecessor of the post-Jin was the nomadic Nuzhen. All nomads strive for the world and survival comes first. A practical hairstyle comes first, just like a forehead. Never leave your hair. Dress up a little more beautifully If someone cuts off the bun with a knife, the hair will fall off, which will affect your eyesight. How can you have time to shake your hair? You will lose your life like this.
After nearly 300 years' entry, Manchu customs have become more and more China-like. There is less time to fight, more time to enjoy leisure, and fewer people can get on the horse and kill the enemy; There are more children of the Eight Banners who only care about eating, drinking and having fun. In a word, men have more and more hair.
In what year did the Qing Dynasty shave its head?
According to Mr. Zheng Tianting's research, the origin of the haircut order began in the fourth year of Qing Taizu Aixinjue Luo Nurhachi (AD 16 19). (Zheng Tianting's "Exploration Collection") Since then, the word "haircut" is often indispensable in the historical materials of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, accompanied by the late Jin army attacking the city.
After six years of destiny, the late Jin captured Liaoyang. "The imperial envoys were captured alive, and the rest of the officials and people all shaved their heads and surrendered." Soon all the cities in Liaodong, big and small, were in the hands of the golden people. "Officials and people all shaved their heads."
In the third year of Tiancong, the late Jin Dynasty attacked the city outside Han Erzhuang, and the Ming Lieutenant ordered Li Feng to "lead the people in the city to tonsure and surrender".
In the third year of Tiancong, Jin Jun attacked Zunhua, and Ming Zhong Jun Zang Tiaoyuan was captured and surrendered. "So he ordered a haircut."
In the fourth year of Tiancong, Jin Jun went down to Shaheyi. "All the people in the city shaved." (See Records of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty above. )
Zhang Chun was supposed to be a general of Amin dynasty loyal to the new Lord, but the turning point was because he refused to shave his hair completely.
In the literature of Qing dynasty, surrender is called "shaving and surrendering", and those who surrender are called "shaving and surrendering to our people". If the city is captured and the officials and the people have not shaved their heads, it is not a real surrender. The story of the famous general Zhang Chun illustrates this problem well.
Although Zhang Chun agreed to surrender, he refused to shave his head anyway, so Huang Taiji had to put him in Sanguan Temple. Zhang Chun never thought of shaving his hair, and finally died in a temple.
The northeast has long implemented the policy of shaving hair. In March of the fourth year of Tiancong, A Min gave an order to Yongping officials and people: "Our soldiers stayed here for a long time to support the people and achieve great things. You mean I will return, and some people don't shave their heads occasionally, so I don't know what it means to start a business. Today, each of you should make up your mind to shave your hair, and those who don't shave will be found dead. " Huang taiji said, "What did I get to shave my head?"