The Taiyan With New Literature,

It has been generally believed that modern Chinese language and literature has its origins in the "literary revolution" at May Fourth period of the turn of twentieth century. The literary revolution was largely shaped by "The literary renaissance" of late Qing Dynasty when China was suffering deep social and cultural crises, which created an environment to produce profuse and diverse thoughts. Among them is Zhang Taiyan's thought of "literary renaissance" which, epitomized with his life experience, constitute one path of the relentless efforts by the Chinese intellectuals of the era to explore traditional culture to deal with the crises of their times. Deeply influenced by Zhang, the Lu Xun/Zhou Zuoren Brothers have very different understanding on Chinese language, Chinese literature and the West from the other modern intellectuals who studied in the West, which created diversity for development of New Literature after 1920s.My research examines in depth the relationship between Zhang Taiyan and Lu Xun/Zhou Zuoren brothers and through which explores how the New Literature in the 1920s and 1930s is influenced by Zhang Taiyan. Furthermore, this research aims to describe the New Literature from Zhang Taiyan's perspective and show the complexity of this period literature history by examining intertwined conflicts and influences among several generations of Chinese intellectuals. Structurally, the first half focuses on the Zhou Brothers and examines how they inherited and developed Zhang's thoughts on literature. The second half focuses on the conflicts and agreements between Zhang Taiyan and the New Literature represented by Zhou Brothers. Although Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren are still the main targets of my research in the second half, other intellectuals are also examined in depth. These include Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Liu Shipei, Hu Shizhi, Chen Duxiu, Qian Xiantong, Cai Yuanpei, Chen Yinque, Feng Zhi. By quoting and researching this group of intellectuals of the era, I wish to show what and how the New Literature inherited from intellectuals of late Qing Dynasty.