Website with braids, dreaming back to the Qing Dynasty

When the father of the nation, Sun Yat-sen first entered school to study, his long braid became a laughingstock for his classmates, who mocked him with terms like "ox tail," "wild ape tail," and "pig tail." With his naturally stubborn and competitive personality, how could he tolerate such a great humiliation? Inevitably, this led to fights with his classmates. He was dissatisfied with the ridicule from his classmates but also indeed felt that his own long braid was a burden. One day after school, he picked up scissors to cut off his braid but was just in time discovered and stopped by his elder brother's wife. Afterwards, his elder brother, Sun Mei, reprimanded him sternly: "Growing hair braids is passed down from our ancestors; how can you face our ancestors if you cut your hair? China is an ancient civilization, and the braid is a symbol of our civilization. How can you appear decent without a braid?"

During the Qing Dynasty, all citizens had to grow their hair and keep it braided. By late Qing, the ancient civilized country was forcibly opened by foreign powers, and exchanges with the outside world increased. The concept of studying abroad emerged among students, and some progressive youths cut off their braids abroad for various reasons. However, when they returned home after completing their studies, they faced imprisonment because not having a braid was considered a desecration of the ancestors, a betrayal of their compatriots, and disrespect towards the rulers.

Why mention the Qing Dynasty? This relates to the issue of internet regulation. Those who are not heavy internet users may not know, but every Chinese website has a "braid." It is located at the bottom of the website, consisting of three Chinese characters, three English letters, and eight Arabic numerals. You must not underestimate this "braid," as it creates the most trustworthy sites on the Chinese internet. Without this "braid," your site must be shut down. If you do not keep the "braid," you cannot run a website in China. Just like people living in the Qing Dynasty, not having a braid meant you were not a citizen of the Qing Empire.

Whenever I think about removing this "braid," the deafening reprimand rings loudly in my ears: "Website registration is ordered by the Ministry of Information Industry. How can the healthy development of internet information services be achieved without website registration? China is a rule-of-law country and a harmonious society. How can a purified and harmonious network environment be created if you do not register your website according to the law?" When Sun Mei criticized Sun Yat-sen, he countered indifferently: "Isn't it true that foreigners without braids are also very civilized?" And today, we have nothing to say. Is it really because we are speechless? I think it should be "How can we dare to oppose the court due to its overwhelming power!"

Last year, video websites were collectively censored for exposing a trivial family emotional dispute, turning them into eunuchs of feudal society. Are these eunuchs merely a few video websites? Unfortunately and regretfully, it involves all Chinese media. They conscientiously carry out their missions, which is to convey the emperor's will and "understand" public sentiment. Whenever important events occur, certain related keywords become high-voltage lines. Once you touch them, it is certain death. Do you know how this is done? Yes, through an ultra-advanced, precise, and vast system - human labor, and these people are supported by the taxes we pay. Do you also know why many websites cannot complete registration? Primitive systems and low efficiency are undeniable reasons. Do you also know what kind of network you get in return for the fees you pay monthly to the internet service provider? It is not the internet, but a local area network. You simply cannot access the outside world... Regarding this topic, billions of characters are insufficient to describe it, and there is no need to say more.

As soon as I connect to the internet, I feel as if I have traveled through time and returned to the Qing Empire, because all I see are eunuchs, subjects, commoners, troublemakers, but not citizens of a republic. Please forgive my ignorance, apart from North Korea, I cannot cite any other country in the world that imposes such nearly cruel and primitive control and compression on the internet.