Why did Taoist priests keep the clothes and hairstyles of Han people when they entered the customs in the Qing Dynasty?

Just after the birth of the Qing Dynasty, social contradictions appeared in the process of formation. People thought that the Qing Dynasty was not an orthodox Han Chinese, but a Manchu in the north, and many people did not obey the control of the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. After the Manchu government issued a haircut order, many Han people were more opposed, but after seeing the violent means of the rulers, they slowly gave in and obeyed. In the early Qing dynasty, Taoist priests also needed to shave their hair and change clothes, but at that time, Taoist priests kept petitioning. In order to stabilize the foundation of state affairs and unify the people's hearts, the rulers of the Qing dynasty also exempted Taoist priests from shaving their hair in the later period.

1. Taoism is a symbol of traditional culture in China, which has nurtured Taoist culture in the development of China culture, and has been deeply rooted in people's hearts for a long time and is highly respected by people. Taoist priests at that time, in order to inherit the development of Taoist culture, added a little Manchu culture to Taoist costumes and wrote a letter to the then Qing ruler Dourgen. When Dourgen saw that Zhang Tianshi worked so hard and his behavior didn't violate any etiquette, he agreed to Zhang Tianshi's request and kept the Taoist costume hairstyle.

Second, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty took advantage of this stable rule. After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the most important task was to make the former people obey the rule. After the Qing dynasty entered the customs, the society was in a chaotic situation, and the management was very difficult. The ruler Dourgen couldn't think of a good way. While Dourgen was in a dilemma, Zhang Tianshi asked him to exempt the Taoist priest from shaving his hair. After consideration, Dourgen thought it was a very good opportunity to show his prestige. So Dourgen took this opportunity to meet the requirements of Zhang Tianshi and promote the stability of the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, during his reign, Nurhachi was deeply influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, and he also highly praised Buddhism and Taoism. Later rulers relaxed the management of Buddhism and Taoism culture in order to consolidate their dominant position, killing two birds with one stone, which is very desirable. Although Buddhism and Taoism culture is not as powerful as Confucianism in history, it is also the essence of China traditional culture, which is very worthy of people's protection and inheritance.