Literary Day

Literary Day
Traditional Chinese五四文藝節
Simplified Chinese五四文艺节
Literal meaningMay Fourth Literature and Art Day
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔ Sì Wényì Jié
Students of Beijing Normal University after being detained by the government during the May Fourth Movement

Literary Day is observed annually on May 4 in Taiwan, in honor of the May Fourth Movement.[1] It was first celebrated on this day in 1945, and its establishment was affected by the dispute over whether the Kuomintang or the Communist Party was the legitimate successor to the May Fourth Movement, disagreements about how to interpret the movement, and other cultural struggles.[2]

  1. ^ "May Fourth Literary Day Celebration-National Central Library". enwww.ncl.edu.tw. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ 陳建忠 (May 5, 2011). "五四文藝節". 臺灣大百科全書. Retrieved July 18, 2019.