Historical Facts And Propaganda: Memory And Interpretation Of The May 4th Movement Of The Chinese Communists (1919-1945)

In the modern Chinese history,"May4th" is not only a historical issue but also an important symbol related to the factors that have a great influence on the acknowledge of the modern Chinese history. It states the "May4th discourse" based on the Chinese Communist Party’s memory and explaination about "May4th" before the founding of the PRC in this article. It changes that the atitude of Chinese Communist Party to the "May4th" with the changes of policy from1919to1945."May4th" is often mentioned in the political, governmental and nongovernmental activities. This articale states the development of "May4th discourse" in the framework of revolution history according to the newspaper, magazines, documents, memoirs and other materials. This articale also explores the theory set by the several generations of intellectuals and relationship between "May4th discourse" and the culture of the Chinese Communist Party, meanwhile stating the Chinese Communist Party’s statement, memorial and comment before1949.