Is the little toe of Manchu really double-layered?

Manchu toenails have two petals, and Manchu toenails are called double nails. The so-called double nails mean that the nails are thick and difficult to cut with nail clippers. Look at its horizontal plane, it seems that there are two petals overlapping, which are double nails.

In ancient Qing dynasty, the best way to distinguish Han people from Manchu people was to look at their toenails, which was not deceptive. Because of this, Manchu toenails grow slowly and don't need to be cut for two or three months.

1. Henan Heluo origin theory

"Heluo area is the earliest residence of Han people, where people's little toenails are divided into two halves.

Heluo is a regional concept, which refers to the vast area of the middle reaches of the Yellow River and the Luoshui River Basin, that is, the narrow sense of the Central Plains; It is now Henan Province. Heluo area, marked by Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue, has unique natural and geographical conditions and plays an important role in the origin and development of ancient civilization in China. Zhou Chengwang He Zun's inscription called Heluo "China", which means "in the world".

But for thousands of years, the authentic Han people here have experienced several great migrations, either because of war or because of floods. To the south, Heluo people moved to Jiangsu and Fujian, and even crossed the Strait to reach Taiwan Province Province. From north to south, people are constantly looking for new settlements. Among them, Shandong is an important immigrant residence. This can be proved by bloodline. As far as people in Taiwan Province Province are concerned, it is also called Heluolang. Up to now, about one-tenth of people have cracked toes. "

2. The origin theory of Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi.

"According to legend, when Shanxi immigrated to Shandong in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were knife marks on the little toes.

Due to years of war, the population of the whole country was only 60 million in the early Ming Dynasty, and most provinces in the Central Plains were only under 2 million, so there were spectacular immigrants under the big locust tree. At that time, immigrants all agreed not to mention their origins and unite to build a new home, so until today, people in a large part of the north say that their ancestors came down from the big locust tree. "

3. The origin theory of Tungusic nationality and Mongolian race.

"The little toenails are cracked. Some people say it's Han Chinese, others say it's Manchu. My old man told me that Manchu people are cracked with little toenails. Mine is forked, too, but a very good Korean friend of mine, from Korea, has been Korean for generations, and his little toenail has two petals. Perhaps a long time ago, there was such a tribe, or clan, who had the genetic characteristics of cracked toenails. But after thousands of years of ethnic integration, especially the integration of northern ethnic groups, this genetic feature can no longer belong to a certain ethnic group.

However, I think this genetic feature belongs to the Tunguska people at the earliest. "

4. The origin theory of Yanhuang tribe

"The ancestors of the two little-fingered people were the Chinese tribe where Huangdi and Yandi merged, so the authentic Chinese little toenails were half-cracked."

Among them, the second origin theory has the highest recognition. Below I also found a legend about the second origin:

Taihang Mountain is a pillar of indomitable spirit. Our ancestors led his tribe to thrive under Tianzhu. Suddenly, one day, foreigners and ancestors used swords and soldiers, and the war disturbed the peace of the tribe. Our ancestors led their troops to fight against the invading foreigners and fought hard for 7749 days and nights until they were killed in the darkness and bodies were everywhere. Ancestors were stabbed with spears for 998 1 blood holes. When he arrived, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to a leader, "We can't stay here for long. In order to keep the incense of our descendants, let everyone run for their lives. " Later, the ancestors glared at Tianzhu's indomitable spirit and ran into it! I saw a lotus flower, the sky fell in the northwest corner and the ground sank in the southeast corner. The original tribal habitat became a Wang Yang, and the invading foreigners didn't call for help in the endless Shui Ze.

The leader who received the wishes of his ancestors came to a high slope with the tribal people to convey the wishes of his ancestors. Everyone unanimously issued a heroic oath: "Live together to keep a field, die together to keep a wick, and never betray your ancestors!"

When the leader saw that everyone refused to leave, he had a plan and pointed to an old locust tree on the slope and said, "Well, people who don't want to leave home will stand under the old locust tree!" Then, suddenly, a group of people gathered under the old pagoda tree. The leader pulled out a machete for slaughtering sheep from his waist, stepped forward, let everyone put out their feet and cut a hole in the little toe cover with a blade. Then, he lifted an earthenware pot for cooking vegetables and meat and smashed it into pieces on the ground. He picked it up and gave it to everyone. With tears in his eyes, he said, "OK, you all do as your ancestors said! In the future, climbing ancestors and recognizing relatives, tiles are keepsakes, and the little toenails on the feet are the blood evidence of the same clan. "

These, it sounds ridiculous. However, it is indeed recorded in Shan Hai Jing Black.