CHIN 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mandarin Duck, Chen Duxiu, May Fourth Movement
Week 2, Tuesday!
The May Fourth Incident
•五四運動發於1919（中華國8）54的北洋政府治下的京兆地，是場
以青學為主的學運動，以及包括廣公、市和商等中基層廣泛與
的次威遊、請願、罷課、罷和對抗政府等多形式的動。事件起因在第
次世界戰完結後舉的巴和會中，強把德國在東的權益轉讓給本，即
東問題。當時北洋政府未能捍衛國家益，有國極度不滿，從上街遊表達不
滿。當時最著名的號之是「外爭國權（對抗強侵權），內除國賊（懲除媚官
員）」。
•Beijing May 4, 1919!
•In the end of WWI, China thought that Shangdong (was occupied by Germany) will
be return back to China, but it was given to Japan!
•Treaty of Versailles conference with major allies of the world!
•Peking University organized a demostración in Beijing where more than 1000 h.s.
and college students protested in 天安!
•Violation of Chinese sovereignty!
•Failure of the Chinese government to protect nation interest!
•Student walk to street and burned down home of Car Rulin, a pro-Japanese official!
•1st anti-imperialist mass movements in China history!
•originally the G adopt a very strict position, then they end up releasing the students!
•Transformation of Chinese Nationalism into its Twentieth cent form, w/ emphasis on
mass mobilization and anti-imperialism.!
•Also caed the Chinese Renaissance and Enlightenment!
•Began in 1915 with the publication of cultural magazine named “New Youth”!
•Intellectual forum for new ideas, especially those of such figures as Chen Duxiu and
Hu Shi!
•incredible impact on Chinese identity !
•Founder of Chinese Community Party and New Youth - Chen Duxiu!
•Hu Shi - considered the father of vernacular language , language reform!
•Lu Xun - considered father of modern Chinese literature!
•1919 when 54-movement launched, people read in . This means that there is
high rate of illiteracy because no one has money to send sons to learn .!
•Main themes of this period!
•Attack on Confucianism !
•54 movement member think that filial piety creates favoritism !
Lu Xun - A Madman’s Diary
•paranoid guy that saw a village that consist of people that eat other !
•his family members, even himself have eaten human before !
•attack to traditional Chinese history, philosophy, etc!
Hu Shi 胡適
•reform the Chinese language!
Document Summary
In the end of wwi, china thought that shangdong (was occupied by germany) will be return back to china, but it was given to japan. Treaty of versailles conference with major allies of the world: peking university organized a demostraci n in beijing where more than 1000 h. s. and college students protested in . Failure of the chinese government to protect nation interest: violation of chinese sovereignty, student walk to street and burned down home of car rulin, a pro-japanese o cial. 1st anti-imperialist mass movements in china history originally the g adopt a very strict position, then they end up releasing the students. Transformation of chinese nationalism into its twentieth cent form, w/ emphasis on mass mobilization and anti-imperialism: also caed the chinese renaissance and enlightenment, began in 1915 with the publication of cultural magazine named new youth . Intellectual forum for new ideas, especially those of such gures as chen duxiu and.
