Abstract In early 1919, people like Hu Shi and Chen Duxiu were regarded as members of an ivory-tower ＂academic faction＂ （xuepai）, embroiled in a debate with an opposing ＂faction.＂ After the May Fourth demonstrat...Abstract In early 1919, people like Hu Shi and Chen Duxiu were regarded as members of an ivory-tower ＂academic faction＂ （xuepai）, embroiled in a debate with an opposing ＂faction.＂ After the May Fourth demonstrations, they were praised as the stars of a ＂New Culture Movement.＂ However, it was not obvious how the circle around Hu Shi and Chert Duxiu was associated with the May Fourth demonstrations. This link hinged on the way in which newspapers like Shenbao reported about the academic debates and the political events of May Fourth. After compartmentalizing the debating academics into fixed xuepai, Shenbao ascribed warlord-political allegiances to them. These made the Hu-Chen circle look like government victims and their ＂factional＂ rivals like the warlords＇ allies. When the atmosphere became hostile to the government during May Fourth, Hu Shi＇s ＂faction＂ became associated with the equally victimized May Fourth demonstrators. Their ideas were regarded as （now popular） expressions of anti-government sentiment, and soon this was labeled the core of the ＂New Culture Movement.＂ The idea and rhetoric of China＇s ＂New Culture Movement＂ in this way emerged out of the fortuitous concatenation of academic debates, newspaper stories, and political events.展开更多
During the May Fourth New Cultural Movement,three debates on new/Western and old/Chinese cultures were respectively carried out between the journal New Youth and Lin Qinnan,Chen Duxiu and Du Yaquan,as well as Zhang Do...During the May Fourth New Cultural Movement,three debates on new/Western and old/Chinese cultures were respectively carried out between the journal New Youth and Lin Qinnan,Chen Duxiu and Du Yaquan,as well as Zhang Dongsun and Fu Sinian.New Youth,Chen Duxiu and Zhang Dongsun were regarded as the“new school,”whereas their opponents“the old new--intellectuals.”The difference between them lies in their attitudes towards traditions instead of their new or old knowledge.After three heated debates,New Youth won a total victory in big cities,because the so-called“urban youths”needed a radical cultural reform plan and a simple guide for action.On the contrary,“town youths”who lived in small cities and towns did not care about the attitudinal difference of two sides.They paid more attention to absorbing new knowledge from both sides and were more sympathetic to tradition.展开更多
The New Culture Movement aimed to criticize feudal despotism, and reach the goal of rebuilding the foundation of a new culture by clearing away dregs in traditional culture. Regarding the outstanding traditional cultu...The New Culture Movement aimed to criticize feudal despotism, and reach the goal of rebuilding the foundation of a new culture by clearing away dregs in traditional culture. Regarding the outstanding traditional culture of China, the New Culture Movement did not hold a totally negative attitude; instead, it emphasized totake a scientific spirit in the investigation into traditional culture, and put the thought of traditional culture into a modem system for the revival of traditional culture while it broke with the tradition of studies of Confucian classics.展开更多
文摘Abstract In early 1919, people like Hu Shi and Chen Duxiu were regarded as members of an ivory-tower ＂academic faction＂ （xuepai）, embroiled in a debate with an opposing ＂faction.＂ After the May Fourth demonstrations, they were praised as the stars of a ＂New Culture Movement.＂ However, it was not obvious how the circle around Hu Shi and Chert Duxiu was associated with the May Fourth demonstrations. This link hinged on the way in which newspapers like Shenbao reported about the academic debates and the political events of May Fourth. After compartmentalizing the debating academics into fixed xuepai, Shenbao ascribed warlord-political allegiances to them. These made the Hu-Chen circle look like government victims and their ＂factional＂ rivals like the warlords＇ allies. When the atmosphere became hostile to the government during May Fourth, Hu Shi＇s ＂faction＂ became associated with the equally victimized May Fourth demonstrators. Their ideas were regarded as （now popular） expressions of anti-government sentiment, and soon this was labeled the core of the ＂New Culture Movement.＂ The idea and rhetoric of China＇s ＂New Culture Movement＂ in this way emerged out of the fortuitous concatenation of academic debates, newspaper stories, and political events.
文摘During the May Fourth New Cultural Movement,three debates on new/Western and old/Chinese cultures were respectively carried out between the journal New Youth and Lin Qinnan,Chen Duxiu and Du Yaquan,as well as Zhang Dongsun and Fu Sinian.New Youth,Chen Duxiu and Zhang Dongsun were regarded as the“new school,”whereas their opponents“the old new--intellectuals.”The difference between them lies in their attitudes towards traditions instead of their new or old knowledge.After three heated debates,New Youth won a total victory in big cities,because the so-called“urban youths”needed a radical cultural reform plan and a simple guide for action.On the contrary,“town youths”who lived in small cities and towns did not care about the attitudinal difference of two sides.They paid more attention to absorbing new knowledge from both sides and were more sympathetic to tradition.
文摘The New Culture Movement aimed to criticize feudal despotism, and reach the goal of rebuilding the foundation of a new culture by clearing away dregs in traditional culture. Regarding the outstanding traditional culture of China, the New Culture Movement did not hold a totally negative attitude; instead, it emphasized totake a scientific spirit in the investigation into traditional culture, and put the thought of traditional culture into a modem system for the revival of traditional culture while it broke with the tradition of studies of Confucian classics.
