May 4th Movement is not only a movement, but also a spirit and an era. The outstanding figures in the May 4th Movement are Liang Qichao, Li Dazhao, Hu Shi, Lu Xun, Chen Duxiu, Cai Yuanpei and Chen Yinque.

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Liang Qichao wrote a letter on the bus, which triggered the Reform Movement of 1898. After the failure, it can be said that Liang Qichao ignited the fuse of the May 4th Movement by propagating new ideas and new cultures.

A new generation of intellectuals under the banner of "New Youth" is the leader of the May 4th Movement. All of them have been influenced by Liang Qichao, so he is the enlightener of "new ideas".

Li Dazhao

Li Dazhao's view of freedom of speech is an important embodiment of the spirit of the May 4th Movement. He is a well-known scholar with profound knowledge and the courage to explore, and occupies a lofty historical position in the communist movement and national liberation in China.

Hu Shi

The standard-bearer of the May 4th Movement, the pioneer of the vernacular movement in China, insisted on writing vernacular poems in vernacular Chinese all his life. The research method of "bold hypothesis and careful verification" inspired a generation of scholars. He was the first person to create a generation of ethos in the May 4th Movement.

While pursuing new ideas, he did not abandon old morality, and was appraised by Chiang Kai-shek as "a model of old morality in new culture and a teacher of new ideas in old ethics."

Lu Xun

Lu Xun is famous for criticizing "national character", also known as "soul of china". In order to save the national spirit, he abandoned medicine and followed literature, and wrote down his complaints and criticisms with a pen, which promoted people's awakening. He is a great writer with thoughts and national justice.

Chen Duxiu

Chen Duxiu founded New Youth, which was the initiator of the May 4th Movement.

Chen Duxiu has a lot of insights, but also a lot of extreme remarks. Scholars are passionate, but they devote themselves to politics, and their fate fluctuates all their lives. In his later years, Chen Duxiu reflected on his early words and deeds.

Cai Yuanpei

Cai Yuanpei, the first education chief of the Republic of China. He used to be the president of Peking University, innovating Peking University and opening the wind of "academic" and "freedom"; In the early years of the Republic of China, he presided over the formulation of the first decree of modern higher education in China-University Order.

"Freedom of thought and inclusiveness" is the educational policy formulated by Cai Yuanpei for Peking University, which also laid the foundation of China University, and his educational thought is still of great significance today.

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Chen Yinque is a rare figure in the modern history of China who is a historian, a researcher of classical literature, a linguist and a poet.

Chen Yinque studied abroad in his early years, did not ask for a diploma, and was knowledgeable, so he was called "a professor among professors".

Under his great reputation, he is simple and honest, modest and confident, sincere and unpretentious, and is called a scholar.

In the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929), Chen Yinque put forward "independent spirit and free thought" in his inscription to Wang Guowei, which fully embodied the spirit of the May 4th Movement, and can be regarded as the best motto for us to learn and seek knowledge, and also the principle that we should follow in educating and cultivating talents.