Before And After The May Fourth, Chen Duxiu Newspapers Editorial Thought

Chen Duxiu is a special well-known figure in the modern history of China. As a "The May 4th Movement of 1919's commander in chief" ,he is a intellectual, a chief commander of The New cultural Movement, a propagandist of revolution, although he had have complex political career. The purpose of this paper is to increase people's acknowledgement about Chen Duxiu and intellectuals in his contemporary time through with a view of the idea of newspaper and periodicals edition and analyzing his thought, characteristics.This article contains three parts.The first part is about the formation of the background and conditions of Chen Duxiu's idea of newspaper and periodicals. Patriotic thought that has been becoming the theme of the times was the background about the formation of the thought. The bourgeoisie reformists exerted a great influence on Mr Chen in the action of newspaper and periodicals, the thought and the idea. These became an objective historical condition to the formation of his thought. Through his experience and knowledge, Mr Chen had got a lot of experience.These became a subjective condition.The second part is to discuss his idea of newspaper and periodicals' edition. From the year of 1903, Mr Chen set up and edit a great deal of newspaper and periodicals, for example <>, <>, <>,<>, <>, <>, <>, <> ,etc. Mr Chen had enriched experience and formed his own idea of newspaper and periodicals'edition:1.Edition must have a clear-cut purpose; 2.There is no mistaking what the editing is aimed at; 3.Editing must have a clear political direction and give service to actual struggle; 4.It must upholdthe ways: the more truth is debated, the clearer it is; 5.Edition needs the consciousness of creation. 6. The editors need good occupation quality and morality.The third part is to discuss Chen Duxiu's thought's characteristics and limitations about his idea.Recruit the talented,absorbedthe quintessence of all sorts,strive to be special,man-based ideal and catch up with the pace of the times are the characteristics of his idea.Because short of correctly guide thought, his thoughts have a few of limitations. Though, his good idea about his edition idea that we can make use of.