User blog comment:Kat342/Theories of Why China's Hair is So Long.../@comment-2241574-20100814144552

Your first theory definitely made me chuckle. But for my opinion, I would have to say that it's traditional; of course, only Himaruya would know for sure (perhaps you should send him the question and he will answer it during the Q&A chapters...you never know).

Just food for thought: in the past, women and men in Korea kept their hair long because they thought it was respectful to their parents. They believed that hair was something given to them at birth, so they were unwilling to cut it; why remove something that was a gift from one's parents? I am unsure whether or not it is the same in China, though.