How did the queue β a hairstyle characterized by a bare forehead and a single long braid of hair β come to define the Qing dynasty, and subject those who wore that hairstyle to mockery from outsiders?
Read the article by James Carter:Β https://thechinaproject.com/2021/07/21/the-manchu-queue-one-hairstyle-to-rule-them-all/
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