In a word, it is "the patriotic spirit of thoroughly and uncompromisingly opposing imperialism and feudalism".
We should bravely, actively and diligently strive for the independence and liberation of the nation and the prosperity of the country.
Patriotism is the source of the May 4th spirit, and democracy and science are the core of it. Being brave in exploration, innovation, emancipating the mind and carrying out reform are the ways to put forward and realize democratic science, and rational spirit, personality liberation and anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism are the contents of democratic science.
And all these, the ultimate goal is to revitalize the Chinese nation.
Therefore, to commemorate the May 4th Movement and carry forward its spirit, we should combine these aspects and work hard to revitalize the Chinese nation.
In a word, the spirit of the May 4th Movement represents the unity of honesty, progress, positivity, freedom, equality, creativity, beauty, kindness, peace, mutual love, labor and happiness of the whole society.
Therefore, the May 4th spirit is a sublimated patriotic spirit.
To sum up, it is the patriotic spirit of caring for the country and the people, the high sense of social responsibility of selfless dedication, the great spirit of carrying forward the spirit of democratic and scientific progress, pursuing the trend of the times and grasping the destiny of the times.
Modern intellectuals in the historical and cultural context of China are the product of cultural transformation caused by the cultural conflict between China and the West in modern times.
If the modern intellectuals represented by Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao and Yan Fu are called the first generation of modern intellectuals in China, then the modern intellectuals represented by Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi and Lu Xun can be called the second generation of modern intellectuals in China.
These modern intellectuals who have gained a high degree of subjective consciousness from cultural conflicts and bravely shouldered the burden of "learning from the West" are also called "advanced China people".
[1] Different from the literati or literati groups in the history of China, intellectuals in the modern sense refer to people who have independent personality, independent identity and independent value standards, use the power of knowledge, culture, thought and spirit to express their unique thinking and distinctive "public concern" about society, history and culture, and embody a kind of public conscience.
In the modern ideological and cultural history of China, Lu Xun is undoubtedly the most outstanding representative of modern intellectuals in China.
His thoughts, consciousness, ideas, theories, opinions and personality all typically reflect the spiritual characteristics of modern intellectuals in China, especially his modern consciousness composition, mental journey and the spiritual characteristics reflected, which can be said to be the spiritual epitome of modern intellectuals in China.
The May 4th Movement aims to solve the problem of national peril. Therefore, the spirit of the May 4th Movement can play a powerful role in promoting the main body of this historical theme.
The spirit of the May 4th Movement reflects the new thought that the May 4th Movement is different from the democratic revolution in modern China, and it is also a brand-new personality characteristic of the pioneers of the May 4th period.
It is embodied in the following four unifications:
First, the conscious and extensive unity of enlightenment and national salvation; Second, the unity of intellectuals and working people; Third, the unity of hard work and enterprising spirit; The fourth is the unity of independence and selfless dedication.
The May 4th Movement aims to solve the problem of national peril. Therefore, the spirit of the May 4th Movement can play a powerful role in promoting the settlement of this historical theme.
The spirit of the May 4th Movement reflects the new thought that the May 4th Movement is different from the democratic revolution in modern China, and it is also a brand-new personality characteristic of the pioneers of the May 4th period.
As a cross-century generation, it is the responsibility to bring the spiritual heritage accumulated in the century they are about to send away into the new century, and the May 4th spirit belongs to such spiritual heritage.
Therefore, we should not only inherit the May 4th spirit, but also carry it forward.