May Fourth Hero - A Biography of Luo Jialun

Author: Chen Mingzhu
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Luo Jialun, styled Zhixi, pseudonym Yi, was born in Jiangtou, Keqiao, Shaoxing. His father, Chuanzhen, once served as the magistrate of several counties in Jiangxi and held relatively progressive views. Jialun was influenced by his father from a young age. In 1914, he entered Shanghai Fudan University, and after graduating in 1917, he joined the Department of Arts at Peking University, becoming a student of. In 1919, with the support of Chen Duxiu and Hu Shi, he co-founded the Xinchao Society with Fu Sinian and Xu Yanzhi, publishing the monthly magazine 《》. During the May Fourth Movement, he personally drafted the only printed flyer, 《》, proposing the slogan "Fight for national rights externally, eliminate traitors internally." He also introduced the term "May Fourth Movement" in the May 26 issue of 《》, a term that has been used ever since. His major works include 《》, 《》, 《》, 《》, 《》, 《》, and 《》.