Rattail (hairstyle)
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A rattail is a hairstyle that is characterized by a long "tail"-like element of hair growing downward from the back of the head. The rattail usually hangs naturally; however, it can be braided, treate
Child in the 1980s with a rattail
Queue (hairstyle)
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A queue or cue is a hairstyle historically worn by the Jurchen and Manchu peoples of Manchuria. During the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, it was required to be worn by male Han Chinese subjects. The top of
Rattail (hairstyle)
…The rattail can be traced back to China during the 17th century when the Manchu took over and established the Qing Dynasty. It was known as the Manchu queue. In the 1980s, Vietnamese refugees fled to Australia and the United States. The Vietnamese youths were known to have rattails and popularized them…
Chinese men with queues c. 1880 (photographed by Lai Afong)
Khitan man in tomb painting in Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia
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