The Manchu Qing regime was not only the last regime established by ethnic minorities, but also the last regime in the history of China's feudal dynasty; from the beginning of Nurhaci's uprising, to the emperor Taiji taking over the mantle, and the laying of dorgon, the Manchu Qing regime was firm and stable, and later because of the efforts of several emperors such as Shunzhi, Kangxi and Yongzheng, the national fortunes and strength of the Qing Dynasty flourished, although it slowly declined in the late period, but we cannot deny the contribution of this regime and this dynasty to the Chinese nation. After all, in the feudal dynasties of the past, no dynasty can get rid of the rise and fall.
The hairstyle left by the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at that time was a hairstyle that shaved all around the head, leaving only the hair slightly behind the top of the head, and then braided into a braid. This type of hairstyle is a more practical hairstyle for the Manchu nomads, which can not only avoid excessive hair obscuring and obstructing their own vision when riding and shooting, but also to a certain extent, identify themselves as the children of the Eight Flags, who are double-handed and killed with one stone. Coincidentally, in Japan's Sengoku and ancient times, the hairstyles of the samurai in the country were mostly cut off from the hair in the middle of the forehead, so that it did not hinder them from playing in battle.
The political role of braiding
In terms of objective comments, the Manchu rulers issued a "shaving braid" order after entering the Central Plains, which was a more powerful means, because such a mandatory "shaving braid" could achieve the effect of rule to a certain extent. After all, the Ming Dynasty of the Zhu family at that time had ruled this land for more than two hundred years, and its influence on the people and other effects had reached a deep-rooted, subtle and far-reaching and lasting effect. Therefore, in order to enable them to submit physically and mentally, the Manchu rulers forced the adoption of this order to play a variety of roles. First, it can test the mood of the people of the world for the Manchu Qing to enter the Central Plains, and the second is to allow these people to slowly submit from the body to the mind, and finally they can also take advantage of the people's mood for the decree as a talking point to take certain measures against the rule of the people, which is conducive to taking advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the reactionary forces hidden in the people.
Therefore, to a certain extent, the effect achieved by this "shaving and braiding" order was enormous, and it could help the rulers of the Qing Dynasty at that time to play a lot of roles. After all, if the original emperor adopted the "one big stick" way of ruling, this also facilitated the grace means of "one big date" for the next generation of emperors to a certain extent, and it would be more stable for the Manchu Qing to rule the Central Plains.
How often do you wash your braids?
In the early period, most of the hair braids of the Qing Dynasty people were a small handful, which could be easily cleaned, because the hair braids at that time were still relatively simple and fresh money rattails, but in the later period, with the ascension and rule of different emperors, the hair braids of the Qing Dynasty began to slowly evolve from the initial money rattail to pigtail hair braids and oxtail hair braids. In the late Manchu Qing Dynasty, some nobles and rich families could completely manage their hair, but as far as ordinary people and poor families were concerned, there was no energy, money and time to take care of it, after all, when a person was not guaranteed food and clothing, how could he have the energy to think about other things besides his stomach? So as far as the Qing nobles were concerned, they cut their hair braids roughly once or twice a week, while the people at the bottom did not clean almost all year round (but there are also historical records that it was once a month).
Why does someone say that it is disgusting for An English missionary to call out?
The English missionary's name was Myrod, and he came to China to see what China looked like with mysterious colors; after coming to China, he did not go to see the palatial rich and aristocratic areas, but rose to the life of the people at the bottom, and he felt that the people here could show the truest side of a country. Here he saw the braids of the Chinese Manchu Qing Dynasty, saw the women with their feet wrapped, and he said, "It's disgusting!" ”