May Fourth Movement
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The May Fourth Movement was a Chinese cultural and anti-imperialist political movement which grew out of student protests in Beijing on May 4, 1919. Students gathered in front of Tiananmen to protest
Approximately 3,000 students from 13 Beijing universities gathered in Tiananmen Square
Tsinghua University students burning Japanese goods
Peking Normal University students detained by the government during the May Fourth Movement
Female students participate in May Fourth demonstrations
"Diary of a Madman", also translated as "A Madman's Diary" is a short story by the Chinese writer Lu Xun, published in 1918. It was an early work written in vernacular Chinese in Republican-era China
A copy of "Diary of a Madman" in the Beijing Lu Xun Museum
Image of Lu Xun, author of "Diary of a Madman"