Why do Han Chinese men keep long hair in ancient times

Ancient men of all nationalities, cloak hair is more primitive and common not counted, there are generally four kinds of hairstyles: bundled hair, braided hair, scalped hair and broken hair, bundled hair is typical of the Han Chinese, braided hair with ancient traders and Indians, scalped hair such as the Mongols and the Khitans, Xixia, broken hair of the nationalities are also quite a lot of such as the Baiyue in ancient China and the Western peoples - but also There are various combinations, such as the Manchu braid is a combination of scalped hair and braided hair, the Japanese hairstyles scalped hair plus a combination of hair bundles

But there is a pattern is that the northern peoples have less hair, the southern peoples have more hair, nomadic peoples have less hair, farming peoples have more hair

Why is this so, in fact, and we all stay in the winter with long hair to protect against the cold of the impression of the difference, the hair is more role is the insulation sunscreen, especially the hair bundled up the role of the sun, the hair is not the same, but the hair is the same as the hair, the hair is the same as the hair of the people in the winter.

This makes it understandable why the Han Chinese tied their hair, because the Han Chinese are a farming nation and have to work under the sun for a long time, and if they shaved their heads and lost the air-conditioning effect of their hair, they could easily lose themselves to the sun, which would be life-threatening in the poor medical conditions of the ancient times

And hair The role of warmth in the cold wind in the north will be very poor, this northern people can experience the most, so it is better to wear a thick hat, so the problem also comes, long hair and thick hat is certainly warm, but a movement is easy to sweat, a sweat accidentally blown by the wind and easy to catch a cold, catch a cold and get pneumonia in ancient times, so the northern peoples generally choose to shave their hair, which is scalping, scalping has another advantage It is convenient to fight, not easy to block the line of sight in the riding and shooting

Why not shave it, this involves the culture and society, there are many nomadic tribes in the north, all shaved head can not be differentiated, so some stay a small braid like the Manchus, and some stay a few locks of hair, like the Mongols

In the final analysis, stay what hairstyle and lifestyle is closely related, for example, scalping is to riding and shooting is convenient, the hair break is For example, scalping is for riding and shooting, breaking hair is for fishing and hunting in the tropics, and scalping is the natural choice for a cold farming and fighting nation like Japan

Over time, it has developed into a national culture, and has become a national symbol