关键词: 五四新文化运动, 民族文化传统, 现代新儒学, 内发性

Abstract: With respect to the Chinese cultural tradition represented by Confucian school, the May 4^th new culture movement is, to a certain extent, intrinsic in nature. In a sense it can be regarded as modern evidence of the internal vitality of the tradition of Chinese culture. From the perspective of the general spirit, new development of the 20^th century Confucian ideas conforms to the May 4^th new culture movement internally. Along the continuity of modernization of the Chinese culture, reconstruction of the Chinese culture by the modern new Confucian school is seen as continuation of the historical task started by the May 4^th new culture movement. In fact, the author holds, the May 4^th new culture movement and the modern new Confucian school are the most closely linked moves in the path of modernizing the Chinese culture. Therefore, propositions such as "the May 4^th new culture movement is totally against the Chinese tradition" and that "the May 4^th new culture movement has cut the Chinese tradition" are both questionable.

Key words: May 4^th New culture movement, tradition of national culture, the new modern Confucian school, intrinsic