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Was it Confucius that told the Chinese not to cut their hair?

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Quote from 孝經. So, yes, Confucius told the ancient Chinese not to cut hair. But, the ancient Chinese stopped cutting hair long before Confucius said so. Confucius just made it become a belief (or a faith? I'm not sure which word is more appropriate). Did they have short hair before Confucius teachings? read more

As a result, both men and women avoided cutting their hair and instead wound it into a bun or other various hairstyles. Then at the start of the Qing Dynasty in the 1600s it became compulsory for men to shave the front of the head and style the rest of their hair into a pony tail or plait. read more

--From Book 2 Confucius: The Analects (translated by D.C. Lau) At forty, I had my hair cut stylishly short. It had always been long, shoulder length or longer. I scoffed at fashion, at women’s magazines, and considered"styling" hair frivolous, demanding always,"just a haircut". read more

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