Chapter 25 The Literary Revolution 1917-1922

An important content of the "May 4th" New Culture Movement was to oppose old literature and promote new literature, oppose classical Chinese and promote vernacular, and carry out a literary revolution.This is the first truly great revolution in the history of Chinese literature, opening the first page of the new history of Chinese literature. Hu Shih was one of the main advocates of this literary revolution.According to his own statement, his dedication to the literary revolution was "forced to the top of the mountain"...