(Bing-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month), January 1, 1917, Hu Shi initiate movement of literary innovation. Hu Shi


literary innovation advocates for literature away from life, full of remarks hackneyed situation, Hu Shi published the second volume of the "New Youth" No. 5 (January 1, 1917 issue) literary innovation controversial ". Hu believes that literary innovation, and should be eight aspects, shall have substance; does not imitate the ancients; required emphasis on grammar; not for moaning Disease; Service go rotten tone polite; without Code; speak antithesis; does not avoid the folk characters like language . He proposed to be to Chinese Literature authentic vernacular literature. Turning to the literary content, Hu Shi that real literature should be "real social feeling like today.
Later, Chen Duxiu published the text "literary revolution ', to become the New Culture Movement's call to arms. (TodayinHistory.cn)