The hairstyle of Manchu adult men is "shaving and braiding", that is, drawing a straight line at both ends of the forehead, shaving all the hair before the straight line, leaving only the hair after the straight line, braiding it and hanging it behind the head. This hairstyle is inherited from the ancient customs of our ancestors. In ancient times, people "braided their hair", and Nuzhen "braided her hair and hung it over her shoulders", "hung a gold ring, left a skull behind and tied it with colored silk. Women braid their hair in a bun. " This hairstyle is convenient for riding and shooting, and there is no hair in front, so as not to cover your eyes during galloping. Leave a thick braid at the back of your head, and you can sleep with it when marching in the wild. It does have some practical value. Shamanism, believed by Manchu and ancestors, believes that braids are born at the top of the human body, closest to the sky, and where the human soul is, so braids are cherished by our people. The Eight Banners soldiers who died on the battlefield at that time, if their bodies can be brought back to their hometown, their braids must also be brought back, reflecting this primitive view of the sky. Braid is not only the external symbol of our nation, but also an important aesthetic object. During the Jurchen period, braids were tied with colored silk. In the Qing Dynasty, the children of the Eight Banners made various unique pendants with treasures such as gold, silver and jewels, which were tied on the braid and swayed with the braid, which was particularly beautiful. In A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu's big black braid, from top to bottom, strung four big balls and dropped them with golden treasures, which reflected this custom. After the Qing dynasty decided to set up a tripod in Beijing, people were forced to shave their heads, and this hairstyle began to spread throughout the country!
Why do Manchu people braid their hair?
Manchu is a descendant of Jurchen, and their hairstyles also inherit the characteristics of Jurchen. Women are really a nation living in the endless forest, where the roads are rugged and wild animals haunt. In order to get more mountain products and game, she often stays in the Woods for more than ten days. When in danger, the most important thing is to get away quickly and not be hooked by branches. Therefore, the clothes and hairstyles of Jurchen are very simple, so simple that Han people can see them. I think it should be described as "cutting hair like a monk": the hair is shaved, leaving only a lock of tiny fingers on the back of the head, hanging down like a rope, and only a few beards under the nose.
Why don't Manchu braid their hair now?
Before the demise of the Qing Dynasty, the first regular meeting of the Senior Advisory Committee passed a bill, announcing that "braiding is easy to change clothes" and allowing people to shave the braids on their heads. Therefore, the compilation and distribution did not begin in the Republic of China. However, it was a long time before the braid really left the life of China people. Due to strong conservative forces and habits, China people in the city do not have pigtails, but many people in the countryside, especially the elderly, still have pigtails. Until the 1950s, many people in remote areas still had the custom of braiding, but by the 1960s, braids almost really disappeared.
Why did the ancient Manchu people braid their hair?
Ancient Manchu people paid special attention to braids. The ancestors of Manchu people originated from Baishan Heishui and lived by hunting and fishing. They shave their heads in front and braid their hair at the back, so they don't shave their heads when they cross mountains and mountains. Archery aims at the eyes without hair disorder, which is convenient for production and labor during the day and can be used as a pillow when untied at night. Manchu people believe in shamanism. Shamanism believes that hair is on the top of the head, where the soul lives, which is very sacred. After entering the customs, I accepted the concept of filial piety, thinking that hair is given by my parents and cannot be destroyed. If Manchu people die in battle, their bones can be buried in other places, and they must be cut out and sent home, and their names and places of origin should be tied and buried together.
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At that time, the hairstyle of Manchu adult men was "shaving their heads and braiding", that is, drawing a straight line at both ends of their foreheads, shaving off all the hair before the straight line, leaving only the hair after the straight line and braiding it behind their heads. This hairstyle is inherited from the ancient customs of our ancestors. In ancient times, people "braided their hair", and Nuzhen "braided her hair and hung her shoulders" and "hung a gold ring, leaving a skull behind and tied it with colored silk. Women braid their hair in a bun. " This hairstyle is convenient for riding and shooting, and there is no hair in front, so as not to cover your eyes during galloping. Leave a thick braid at the back of your head, and you can sleep with it when marching in the wild. It does have some practical value. Shamanism, believed by Manchu and ancestors, believes that braids are born at the top of the human body, closest to the sky, and where the human soul is, so braids are cherished by our people. The Eight Banners soldiers who died on the battlefield at that time, if their bodies can be brought back to their hometown, their braids must also be brought back, reflecting this primitive view of the sky. Braid is not only the external symbol of our nation, but also an important aesthetic object. During the Jurchen period, braids were tied with colored silk. In the Qing Dynasty, the children of the Eight Banners made various unique pendants with treasures such as gold, silver and jewels, which were tied on the braid and swayed with the braid, which was particularly beautiful. In A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu's big black braid, from top to bottom, strung four big balls and dropped them with golden treasures, which reflected this custom. After the Qing dynasty decided to settle in Beijing, people were forced to shave their hair, and this hairstyle began to spread throughout the country.
Why did Qing people braid their hair? What sources?
Speaking of shaving and braiding, it is only a custom formed after Manchu entered the Central Plains in the middle of17th century. Before that, people in China did not shave or braid their hair. From the Qin and Han dynasties to the Ming dynasty, the ancestral motto that hair can't be damaged is deeply rooted in the bone marrow and cannot be changed. The Qing Dynasty began in Saibei, and Manchu was a nation on horseback. I have a long habit of braiding my hair because of riding a horse. 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, 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 Qing the emperor shunzhi issued an order, announcing that "after this announcement, all the provinces in Zhili, both inside and outside Beijing, will be shaved within ten days. If you avoid sparing your hair, argue eloquently 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 * * * spiritually, the rulers of Qing Dynasty took tonsure as a sign of submission. To this end, they did not hesitate to threaten death. The slogan is: "Put down your hair, put down your hair. "This, of course, is unacceptable to * * *. 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, * * * rose up and rebelled with the slogan: "Better be a ghost than a bald head! "The resistance is fierce, and the repression of the Manchu rulers is cruel. How many terrible historical tragedies have been staged under blood shed? On the first 10 day in Jiangyin, three butchers in Jiading, how many people fell to the ground. The most tragic thing is "the tenth day of Jiangyin", the second day of the sixth lunar month. Jiangyin people, led by Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu, swore allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, guarding the city for 8 1 day, killing 75,000 soldiers and 67,000 warriors on the wall. When the city was broken, the Qing army slaughtered the city for ten days, and it was not until the city was killed that the knife was sealed. 170,000 soldiers and civilians died by the sword of the Qing army, and only 53 people, old and young, survived. Resist, suppress, resist again, suppress again. With the collapse of the small court in Nanming, people's hopes of recovery were dashed one by one. People stopped resisting and finally accepted the reality of Manchu rule. There are braids, and they are left one by one. Over time, people become numb, accustomed to it, and no longer think it is not pleasing to the eye, nor do they think it is a barbarian custom. Even braiding has become a natural custom in China.
Why do Manchu people cut their braids?
It's inconvenient to braid your hair. Now that it's all global, who will make it up every day? Besides, the hairstyle of Manchu is to adapt to hunting and riding in the mountains and prevent the hair from being scratched by branches. How many people in the country can ride horses and hunt now? . . . In addition, after the Xinhai, there were indeed many Manchu people who still kept their traditional hairstyles, not all of them shaved their braids as you said. However, during the Republic of China, Northeast China was the region with the highest degree of urbanization and modernization, and Manchu mainly lived in Northeast China, so Manchu quickly entered the modern lifestyle, remaining only in the old nobles and some rural areas in Beijing, but gradually disappearing.
Why did Manchu people have the custom of pigtails in the past? Why did you shave off the first half of your hair?
This is mainly due to the customs of Manchu hunting life.
Nuzhen, the ancestor of Manchu, is a nomadic people living in Changbai Mountain area in the northeast of China. Her occupation is riding and shooting.
In ancient times, it was very difficult to get a haircut because there was no safe razor today, so the ancients were unreasonable. But if your hair is too long, there will be some problems. For example, the flowing sea on the forehead is too long to block the line of sight, and the long hair is easy to spread when riding a Mercedes-Benz, which is very unfavorable to people who take riding and shooting as their profession and seriously affects their work.
So Manchu men simply shaved their hair off their foreheads and combed it into braids at the back. This will not block the line of sight, nor will it be unkempt immediately. And when camping in the wild, braids can be used as pillows.
This hairstyle was very practical at that time. It doesn't matter whether it is beautiful or not. It has become a custom over time.
Not only Manchu, but also Mongols, Khitans, Turks ... including Viking, Cha Poros and other ethnic groups in northern Europe have similar customs, but the shaving method of hair is slightly different from braids.
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Why do Manchu people braid their hair?
Manchu is 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.
Do modern Manchu people still wear pigtails?
Only a few Manchu villages in the mountains in the northeast have retained this tradition, but only some of them are elderly villagers. In addition, there is a Manchu in Guangzhou who claims to be a descendant of Dourgen and has left a braid in recent years.
The Qing Dynasty perished, but the Manchu did not, but why didn't the Manchu leave a braid now?
Why don't Han people wrap their feet?