In the early Qing Dynasty, the Han people were forced to imitate the custom of Manchu shaving. After the Qing army captured Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, the Qing court thought that the overall situation had been decided, so it reiterated the order of shaving hair and implemented the policy of "keeping hair but not hair" (Tan Han's Ji Shou, Jiangyin City). The promulgation and implementation of the haircut order aggravated the ethnic contradictions in the early Qing Dynasty and was opposed by the vast number of Han people, which triggered the anti-Qing struggles in Jiangyin, Jiading and Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. Jiangyin people swore that "the head can be broken, the hair can't be shaved", and the anti-shaving struggle of people everywhere became an important part of the anti-Qing struggle at that time. All the conquered Han people were forced to change their hair styles and clothes, and the surrendered Ming soldiers had to shave their heads and change clothes to show their surrender.

The reasons why Manchu rulers in Qing dynasty practiced "shaving their hair and changing clothes" are as follows: it is generally believed that Manchu rulers hope to attack and destroy the national spirit of the vast number of Han people, especially the upper class; Maintain the dominant position of Manchu and prevent Manchu from being assimilated by Han nationality. Later history shows that this measure of Manchu rulers basically achieved the expected effect. Han people gradually forget their national costumes and get used to Manchu hairstyles and costumes. When the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing Empire and called on the people to cut their braids, many people were still unwilling to cut them. One of the reasons is that they are afraid of being beheaded by the government after cutting their braids. It can be seen that the policy of "shaving without leaving hair, leaving hair without leaving hair" has a far-reaching impact on the Han nationality.

19110 In June10, Wuchang Uprising broke out, and the provinces responded one after another, and the revolutionary wave surged. Compared with forcing Han people to shave their hair in the early Qing Dynasty, the Revolution of 1911 also regarded hair as a symbol of political division. Independent provinces naturally take the braid that marks the Han people's submission to the Manchu court as their revolutionary goal, and cutting off the braid has become a new symbol of getting rid of the old and the new. Xu Jincheng's unofficial history of the Republic of China records: "Countless Han people happily cut off the braid of this slave symbol. There are also superstitious people who choose auspicious days in advance to worship their ancestors, then cut them solemnly and burn their braids. There are still many people who cut braids, set off firecrackers and celebrate at office banquets on the same day. " At that time, a magazine called Yue Feng published an article saying: "It is not revolution or fashion if you don't cut your hair. You can't walk into the big government to talk or go to school. " For a time, the wave of editing and publishing was like a blustery, mighty and swift19/kloc-0 10/0 June10, Wuchang Uprising broke out, and the provinces responded in succession, and the revolutionary wave surged. Compared with forcing Han people to shave their hair in the early Qing Dynasty, the Revolution of 1911 also regarded hair as a symbol of political division. Independent provinces naturally take the braid that marks the Han people's submission to the Manchu court as their revolutionary goal, and cutting off the braid has become a new symbol of getting rid of the old and the new. Xu Jincheng's unofficial history of the Republic of China records: "Countless Han people happily cut off the braid of this slave symbol. There are also superstitious people who choose auspicious days in advance to worship their ancestors, then cut them solemnly and burn their braids. There are still many people who cut braids, set off firecrackers and celebrate at office banquets on the same day. " At that time, a magazine called Yue Feng published an article saying: "It is not revolution or fashion if you don't cut your hair. You can't walk into the big government to talk or go to school. " For a time, the wave of braiding was like a storm, which quickly swept across the country. The Revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing Dynasty and shaved off the braid, which was also the most obvious and direct revolutionary embodiment of the ruling authority of the Qing Dynasty.