New Youth -the magazine created by Duxiu Chen was the origin of the New Culture Movement. It was where the Chinese scholars of Western learning published their articles and spread their advanced ideology. Thus, New Youth became the “gallery" of their works, and became the vehicle of the New Culture Movement.
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Chief editor Duxiu Chen and other editors of New Youth (oil painting). Most of them had the experience of studying abroad. They were the participants of the New Culture Movement.
The front cover of New Youth. The French name of it was on it because of Mr.Chen's respect to the ideology of French. Mr.Chen raised Mr. D (Democracy) and Mr. S (Science) in New Youth.
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“The three of early modern civilizations were given by French. Without France, how dark the world would be.”
--- "French and Early Modern Civilization",
New Youth, Duxiu Chen, 1915.
(Dazhao Li) (Confucius)
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"They do not attack Confucius himself. Yet, because he was the idol of kings of feudal dynasties, his philosophy was the soul of despotism."
--- "Native Ethics and Confucius", Dazhao Li, 1918
*Objecting Confucius was part of New Culture Movement. Scholars published articles about it by New Youth. The above is the later explanation from Mr. Li.
Eight Propositions:
1.Be concrete and having substance in content;
2. No imitating ancients;
3. Be careful about grammar;
4. No sentimental twaddle;
5. No coping from others' words and view of points;
6. No use allusion;
7. Do not use parallel construction;
8. No avoid of vulgar words and idioms.
--"Improvement for Literature", New Youth, Shi Hu, 1917
*Mr. Hu wrote it when he was the graduate student of Columbia University. His words was used by New Youth and became one of main ideas of New Culture Movement. Authenticity is obvious in Mr. Hu. He stated his own words from heart without care for others.
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In 1916, Mr. Hu published his translated work “The Duel" of Chekhov in New Youth. This is the first simplified native language novel published in China.
* Mr. Hu and other scholars are all the examples of exitentialism and authenticity. Their appeals were not only remained in thinking process but took actions (writing). Their appeals show what they were really thinking and for freeing Chinese and China out of restrictions.
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“We should abolish Chinese characters before abolishing Confucianism”
--- “The Problem of Chinese Characters",
New Youth, Xuantong Qian, 1918
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“I read history books and found every word is about virtue and morality. Yet, I cannot sleep. I read them over and over again. Finally, every word is about eating men”
——A Madman's Diary, New Youth, Xun Lu, 1918.
*The first simplified native language novel of China.
" 'old moral value' was too restricted since it only taught people concern our family. Now, people need to allow for the entire society.”
---"What is the New Culture Movement”, Duxiu Chen, 1920.