Jlaw
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The enforcement of Manchu hairstyle is an attempt at forced assimilation. It is nearly impossible for a minority to assimilate an overwhelming majority, as such the overall policy was a failure, but the pigtail itself was pretty successful that required a forcible removal under the Republic. That said, the revival of Han customs and force assimilation of minority would be a long term solution to the nation's ethnic tension. Whether Hanfu would be part of that is unknown, but government should encourage such movement by utilizing Hanfu in formal occasions like the graduation ceremony instead of the out of place cap & gown.
Yeah, those cap and black robes are terrible. It's more like going to a funeral than graduating.