Abstract: Abstract: There are few studies on the late Qing Dynastys braids revolution carried out from the perspective of the government. There were many problems with the Qing government in handling the crisis, which concentrated in three areas: First, the public opinion got out of control, that is, the public opinion fustigated the policies of storing braid and forbidding braid cutting, and the Press misinformed the movement of cutting braid and simplifying clothing in 1904. Second, the legal system became invalid, namely, the command was prohibited repeatedly, the negligence of duty in the military, police, politicians, including the connivance and laissezfaire of ZAI Tao and YIN Chang, and the nonfeasance of ZAI Feng. Third, the government decrees didnt fit in with each other. For example, the ministry of army promoted the decree while the Education Department and others forbad. The Qing government failed to meets the trend of the times. It didnt turn the bottomup braid revolution into the topdown operation so it was unable to maintain the authority of the government and increase the publics recognition. The revolution shows the Qing governments errors of handling crisis and lack of political wisdom.

Key words:  the late Qing Dynasty, braid cutting trend, emergency handling, public opinion getting out of control, braid revolution