New Culture Movement; cultural revolution around May Fourth
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the New Culture Movement; cultural revolutionary movement in China around the May Fourth Movement (1915–1923)
formalThis movement is generally divided into two phases: (1) Pre-May Fourth (1915–1919): led by bourgeois intellectuals like Chen Duxiu and Hu Shi, advocating democracy ('Mr. Democracy') and science ('Mr. Science'), opposing Confucianism and promoting vernacular literature. (2) Post-May Fourth (1919–1923): shifted toward proletariat leadership with Marxist influence, becoming part of the anti-imperialist, anti-feudal new democratic revolution.
The New Culture Movement advocated democracy and science, exerting a profound influence on China's modernization.
The magazine 'New Youth' founded by Chen Duxiu served as the main stronghold of the New Culture Movement.
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After the May Fourth Movement, the New Culture Movement gradually transformed from a bourgeois cultural movement into a proletariat-led cultural movement.
The New Culture Movement criticized feudal ethics and promoted the popularization of vernacular Chinese.