如何重新理解“五四”

A perspective on the May Fourth Movement in the context of Eastern and Western cultural blending——Understanding and rediscovering the May Fourth Movement

在历史文化交汇语境中理解"五四"和"五四"人物,使得对"五四"的理解有了历史的同情。"五四"是中外文化第二次交汇中的一次高峰,中国要面对文化水平远超过自己的西方文化,产生了民族焦虑,这种焦虑感直接催生了"五四"策略性的激进主义式的文化调整。"五四"对传统文化进行了多方面多层次的调整:在精神层面上,"五四"提倡独立精神与自由思想,引发了文学革命和整理国故两大文化事件;在社会后果上,"五四"带来了政治和经济组织的重新定向;在制度上,打破了三纲五常,在一定程度上带来了妇女解放。

Understanding the May Fourth Movement in the context of historical and cultural crossroads brings in historical compassion on the Movement. The May Fourth Movement is a summit of the second blending of Chinese and Western culture. Facing Western culture, which at that time was far more advanced than hers, China＇s national concern flew out, and consequently triggered the Movement＇s strategic and cultural adjustment in the pattern of radicalism. The cultural adjustment happens in various fields and levels ： in the spirit level, the Movement advocates independence of spirit and freedom of thoughts, which triggers two major cultural events, the Literature Reform and the movement of Rearranging National Heritage; in the aspect of social effect, the Movement causes the reorientation of some political and economic organizations; in the aspect of system, the Movement breaks the three cardinal guides and the five constant virtues and to a certain extent, brings about the liberation of women.