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May Fourth Movement

Chinese cultural and political movement beginning with protests on 4 May 1919 in Beijing
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May Fourth Movement
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Facts

6 properties
Instance of
protest, social movement[3]
Country
Republic of China[2]
Location
Jingzhao[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 39.914°, 116.431°
Different from
New Culture Movement[6]
Point in time
May 4, 1919[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en May Fourth movement, China, 1919 en May Fourth Movement ar حركة الرابع من مايو cs Hnutí čtvrtého května da 4. maj-bevægelsen de Bewegung des vierten Mai el Κίνημα της 4ης Μαΐου es Movimiento del Cuatro de Mayo fa جنبش چهارم مه fi Toukokuun neljännen päivän liike fr Mouvement du 4-Mai he תנועת הארבעה במאי hi 4 मई का आंदोलन hu Május negyedike mozgalom id Gerakan 4 Mei it Movimento del 4 maggio 1919 ja 5・4運動 ja 五四愛国運動 ja 五四運動 ja 五・四運動
🔖 Identifiers · 24
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85024111
GND ID
4241830-6
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
geguzes-ketvirtosios-judejimas
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11973395c
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
hnutie-4-maja
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2cr3W6
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
89891
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
event/May-Fourth-Movement
FAST ID
1353671
Freebase ID
/m/0j8r1
Harper's tag
may-fourth-movement
J9U entity ID
987007285491105171
Show all 24 identifiers +12
Lex ID
Fjerde_maj-bevægelsen_1919
Library of Congress Classification
DS777.43
NDL Authority ID
00562573
NL CR AUT ID
ph741469
Namuwiki ID
5.4 운동
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX518092
Quora topic ID
May-Fourth-Movement
Topic's main category
Category:May Fourth Movement
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
quattro-maggio-moti-del
YSO ID
27693, 27693
Yale LUX ID
concept/6ce5105e-2215-4420-9cd5-0dc547c6f8e1
Zhihu topic ID
19586404

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🔗 Connections
Named after 3
Youth Day, May Fourth Square, China Youth May Fourth Medal
Instance of 2
social movement, protest
← Participant in 2
Mao Zedong, Dong Biwu
Country 1
Republic of China
Different from 1
New Culture Movement
Influenced 1
Diligent Work-Frugal Study Movement
Topic's main category 1
Category:May Fourth Movement
← Category's main topic 1
Category:May Fourth Movement
← Different from 1
New Culture Movement
← Movement 1
He Siyuan
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Summary

May Fourth Movement is a protest[1].

Body

Outcome and Impact

Things named for May Fourth Movement include May Fourth Square[7], a square[8], in People's Republic of China[9]; Youth Day[10], a public holiday[11], in People's Republic of China[12]; and China Youth May Fourth Medal[13], an award[14], in People's Republic of China[15], founded in 1997[16].

Why It Matters

It has been cited as an influence by Diligent Work-Frugal Study Movement[17], an organization[18], in France[19], founded in 1909[20], headquartered in La Garenne-Colombes[21].

Entities named for it include May Fourth Square[7], a square[8], in People's Republic of China[9]; Youth Day[10], a public holiday[11], in People's Republic of China[12]; and China Youth May Fourth Medal[13], an award[14], in People's Republic of China[15], founded in 1997[16].

FAQs

Who did May Fourth Movement influence?

May Fourth Movement has been cited as an influence by Diligent Work-Frugal Study Movement[17].

Related Entities

Mao Zedong Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . The Rise of Modern China, Sixth Edition. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FAST ID → 1353671
    GND ID → 4241830-6
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 11973395c
    YSO ID → 27693
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56529: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 8w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID → XX518092
    Harper's tag → may-fourth-movement
    "Created claim: National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX518092"
  3. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2cr3W6
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #41251: ZGBK ID"
  4. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → New Culture Movement
    Coordinate location → 39.914°, 116.431°
    Country → Republic of China
    Point in time → May 4, 1919
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 27693, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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