Youth Day (China)

Students of Beijing Normal University after being detained by government during the May Fourth Movement.
Youth Day
Traditional Chinese五四青年節
Simplified Chinese五四青年节
Literal meaningMay Fourth Youth Day
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinwǔ sì qīngnián jié

Youth Day (Chinese: 五四青年节) is a holiday celebrated annually on May 4 in the People's Republic of China, in honor of young people aged 14 and older.[1] It was established to commemorate the 1919 May Fourth Movement.[2]

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  2. ^ Boyd, Alexander (7 May 2020). "Young people of China, go consume and have fun! May Fourth propaganda from popular video sharing site Bilibili". SupChina. Retrieved 31 March 2021.