After the Qing army entered the customs in 1644, the Manchu aristocrats, headed by Dourgen, issued a "haircut order" on June 15th of the second year of Shunzhi (1645 July 8th), saying that "from this announcement, they are limited to enter Beijing within ten days. If you avoid pity, you can cleverly argue that hell pays. " Manchu nobles shouted: "Keep your head, hair, hair." The "haircut order" stipulates that all officials, soldiers and civilians should shave their heads, and those who hesitate should be beheaded according to the theory of rebellion! The court threatened the Han people with death to submit to Manchu, which frightened them. But this panic instantly turned into anger. They would rather die than shave their heads, and even shouted, "I'd rather be a ghost with my hair tied than shave my head."

Suncus murinus's tail hairstyle refers to the hairstyle left by China people after the Qing soldiers entered the customs, but many people don't understand it because of the misleading of the Qing Palace drama so far. Historically, the real hairstyle of the Qing Dynasty was suncus murinus's tail, that is, the braid was thinner than the little finger, and it was only qualified (almost bald) if it could pass through the square hole on the copper coin.

Then why is the promulgation of the haircut order strongly resisted by the Han people? This is an important reason for shaving. The promulgation of the haircut order is to weaken the national consciousness of the Han nationality, facilitate the rule, and arouse strong opposition and resistance from people of all ethnic groups, especially the Han people. Shaving hair is the trend of Manchu people, but the Han people in the late Qing Dynasty have always followed the tradition left by their ancestors, and letting them shave their hair is equivalent to letting them violate the tradition left by their ancestors, so the Han people in the late Qing Dynasty are unwilling to cut their braids.

Han men have been storing hair since ancient times, "wearing leather clothes and influenced by their parents", and dare not hurt or move. Shaving your head is like killing someone. This is why the Han people in the late Qing Dynasty were unwilling to cut their braids.