Starting point
On 4 May 1919, students demonstrated in Beijing. Related activity and public response then spread to other cities.
Historical context
Read alongside the New Culture Movement; they are related but not the same event.
Events · event_mayfourth
May Fourth Movement
A 1919 social movement that began with student demonstrations in Beijing and spread elsewhere.
Profile
- Event kind
- political
- Start
- 4 May 1919
- End
- c. June 1919 (peak phase)
- Location
- Beijing (starting point); later multiple cities
- Date note
- The start date marks the Beijing demonstrations, not the full duration.
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Mentioned in
- Places 北京市