The Qing Dynasty began in Saibei, and Manchu was a nation on horseback. Perhaps because of riding a horse, I have a habit of braiding for a long time. Jin people, the ancestors of Manchu people, shaved their hair and braided their hair. Their hair style is "half shaved and half left". They drew a straight line on their foreheads, all the hair in front of the line was shaved, and the hair behind the line hung behind their heads. It is difficult to confirm when this habit began and how long it lasted today, but at least it is certain that it appeared in the Song Dynasty. Li Xin's biography "Annals of Yan Li Nian" records: "After three years of Yan Li, Marshal Yuan banned people from wearing Hanfu, and those who failed to meet the style were killed." "History of Song Dynasty" recorded Liu Qi's deeds of resisting gold, saying: "It is dusk, it rains every day, and lightning shines everywhere. Anyone who sees braids needs to be cut off. Jin Bing retreated fifteen miles. "

About ancestors had such a precedent of forced haircut. Hundreds of years later, when the Eight Banners of Manchuria crossed Shanhaiguan and entered Shanhaiguan, it overthrew the decadent Ming Dynasty and established the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and the rulers of the Qing Dynasty began to vigorously promote the system of shaving and braiding hair. 1645, the emperor shunzhi of the Qing dynasty issued an order, announcing that "after this announcement, all provinces in Zhili, both inside and outside Beijing, will have their hair shaved within ten days. If you avoid cherishing your hair, argue with clever words and never borrow it lightly, your courtiers must not shave their heads, or they will be killed without forgiveness. This is the famous "haircut order" in history. From then on, the fate of hair is no longer a personal preference or an ethical issue, but a serious political issue. In order to completely conquer the Han people in spirit, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty took tonsure as a sign of submission. To this end, they did not hesitate to threaten death. The slogan is: "leave your head, leave your hair, leave your head." "Of course, this is unacceptable to the Han people. A strand of hair is not only influenced by parents, but also becomes a symbol of loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, and must not be shaved off. To this end, the Han people rose up and rebelled with the slogan: "Better be a ghost than a bald head! "