In the Qing dynasty, due to policy reasons, men's hair accessories also changed. During this time, they have always had the hairstyle of money mouse tail and a wisp of pigtail behind their heads. It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that their hair slowly began to increase. Women and Taoist priests in this period still have long hair.
The reason why ancient people stored hair.
The Book of Filial Piety is about "weak parents". The ancients believed that a person's body and skin belonged to his parents and could not be easily cut. Cutting hair is disrespectful to parents and immoral. Dong Zhongshu of the Western Han Dynasty put forward that the father is the son, which means that the father is an authority and must be obeyed as a child. Cutting your hair goes against your father's initial intention of having children.
The ancients had a way of keeping in good health and pursued the unity of man and nature. The most important essence of Taoism is the spirit. There are Baihui points on the top of the head, and later practice will achieve the unity of heaven and man from above. Usually, protection is to protect the top of the head. In addition, if you cut it regularly, it will grow longer and faster, and it will also consume your energy.