May Fourth Movement
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A 1919 social movement that began with student demonstrations in Beijing and spread elsewhere.

## 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](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/events/new-culture-movement.html); they are related but not the same event.

Updated: 2026-10-24

Tags:
- 中国近现代 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/modern-china.html
- 教育 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/education.html

Relations:
- Occurred at: Beijing https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing.html (指1919年5月4日示威起点，不限定全部活动范围。)

Mentioned in:
- 北京市 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/beijing.html

Sources:
- May Fourth Movement (Wikipedia, sample reference) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Fourth_Movement