There are many plots and images related to braids in the film Beginning of the Great Revival, which ran through the history described in the film from Mao Zedong’s haircut in 1911 to Gu Hongming’s departure from Peking University in 1920. The“braid”image in Beginning of the Great Revival is not only a symbol of the rise and fall of Qing Dynasty, but also a symbol of the replacement of old and new systems and cultures. The“braid”image in Beginning of the Great Revival played an important role in material selection, clue construction, characterization and so on. The producers use specific imaging technology to make“braid”image and other similar images achieve the set narrative goal. An in-depth analysis of such images is helpful to understand the characters, events and the original intention of film creation, and also reminds the audience that they should have a relatively loose and dialectical attitude towards tradition and history.