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While [[Ming Dynasty]] Chinese practice was similar to that in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], wearing the hair long in accordance with Confucian prohibitions on cutting one's hair, the [[Qing Dynasty]] government obliged all [[Han people|Han]] Chinese men to wear a "[[queues|queue]]," shaving four sides of their head, and braiding the long portion that remained.
While [[Ming Dynasty]] Chinese practice was similar to that in [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]], wearing the hair long in accordance with Confucian prohibitions on cutting one's hair, the [[Qing Dynasty]] government obliged all [[Han people|Han]] Chinese men to wear a "[[queues|queue]]," shaving four sides of their head, and braiding the long portion that remained.
[[Joseon]] dynasty Korean custom was similar to that of Ryûkyû and Ming China. Adult men generally did not cut their hair or shave their faces.<ref>Toby, 256.</ref>
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