Enlightenment of Thought and Cultural Revival - A Historical Discussion on May Fourth Thought

Author: Hong Junfeng
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: "May Fourth" is one of the most important intellectual resources and a long-lasting academic topic in modern China. Since the 1980s, the issue of May Fourth thought and culture has been a hot topic in academic theory circles and also a field of research with the most disputes and the most mixed viewpoints. For scholars of intellectual history and cultural history, "May Fourth" is an inspiring era. This era, as Engels said when commenting on the European Renaissance, was one that needed giants and produced giants. Figures like Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi, Li Dazhao, and Lu Xun, these giants of the May Fourth Movement, have influenced generations of Chinese intellectuals through their brilliant achievements and their thoughts, knowledge, and personalities. "May Fourth" is the most important intellectual resource of modern China. For decades, the intellectual and cultural circles in China have seen constant changes, with various trends emerging one after another, and all these different trends can be traced back to "May Fourth." People have been searching for the source of inspiration in May Fourth thought, and "May Fourth" has repeatedly demonstrated its intellectual charm. In this sense, May Fourth thought is connected to the entire history of modern Chinese thought.