Question 2: Why do Manchu people braid their hair? Manchu people are descendants of Jurchen, and their hair styles 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.
Question 3: Why did Manchu people have the custom of braiding 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 and running, 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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Question 4: Why did people in Qing Dynasty 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 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 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.
Question 5: Why did the ancient Manchu people wear braids, shave their heads and hang braids? This hairstyle is inherited from the ancient customs of our ancestors. In ancient times, H people "braided their hair", while Nuzhen "braided their hair and hung it over their shoulders", "hung a gold ring, left a skull behind, and tied it with colored silk. Women braid their hair in a bun. " And Manchu is a jurchen.
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.
From a practical point of view, this hairstyle is convenient for riding and shooting, there is no hair in front, and it will not cover your eyes when riding. 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.
Braid is not only the external symbol of Manchu, 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.
Question 6: Do modern Manchu people still have 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.
Question 7: 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.
Question 8: Why do people in the Qing Dynasty have to braid their hair? The reasons why the Qing people were asked to braid their hair were:
Before the Qing Dynasty, * * * was tied in a bun. The Qing Dynasty was founded by Manchu people who lived in the northeast of China. Before entering the customs, Manchu rulers had implemented the policy of "shaving hair and changing clothes" outside the customs. After the Manchu entered the customs to establish the Qing Dynasty, shaving and refitting was their first strict order. Gentlemen, soldiers, civilians, etc. "Keep your hair, keep your hair, keep your head". This move was generally resisted by * *, threatening that "the head can be broken, but the hair can't be shaved". The Qing army was unmoved and ordered that "one person does not scrape the whole family, and one family does not scrape the whole village." As a result, all the men in China wore a long braid, which became a wonder in the history of the world. The Qing court absolutely politicized the "braid problem" and regarded it as a sign of submission or not.
Why do Manchu people have pigtails?
The ancestors of Manchu people originated from Baishan Heishui and lived by hunting and fishing. I shaved my hair before, so I braided it. In order not to shave my head over mountains and vines, and to aim at my eyes with archery, I only left a lock of little finger on the back of my head, twisted it into two braided ropes and hung it on my back. This kind of braiding is called suncus murinus tail. It is convenient for production and labor during the day and can be used as a pillow when it is 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.
Question 9: Qing people like to braid their hair. Do Manchu people still wear braids now? Only fools like to braid their hair. * * * are all reserves. When the Qing dynasty entered the customs, it was ordered to shave its hair, killing countless people without leaving a hair. If they don't like it, they can't help it. You will die without a braid, and it is not a braid in TV series. The earliest braid was suncus murinus's tail, only the thickness of copper eyes, and the thick braid appeared very late. Now the Manchus can't even keep themselves.
Question 10: 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.