New literary tradition since the May 4th Movement.

Since the May 4th New Culture Movement, the century-long development of modern literature in China has shown a diversified scene due to the special characteristics of the times and special historical tasks of China society since the 20th century, the influence of various cultural, political and economic needs, and the interweaving of literary ontology development, social revolution and ideological enlightenment. According to the comprehensive evolution of modern literature, modern literature has generally experienced five historical development stages. The first period (19 17- 1927) is usually called the 1920s literature period or the May 4th literature period or the literary revolution period, and it is the foundation period of modern literature. During this period, after the dispute between the old and the new, the new literature replaced the old literature and formed the basic characteristics of modern literature in China. The second period (1927- 1937), usually called the 1930s literature or the left-wing revolutionary literature period, was also a period of development and prosperity of modern literature. At this stage, there are two kinds of value divisions between politics and literature in new literature, and the literary societies and schools with their own characteristics complement each other and jointly interpret the prosperity of modern literature. The third period (1937- 1949) is usually called the period of 1940s literature or wartime literature, which is the period of further development of modern literature. At this stage, literature was influenced by the national liberation war and domestic class struggle, and the geographical division of "isolated island", "enemy-occupied area", "Kuomintang-controlled area" and "liberated area" formed a diversified landscape of literary development. The fourth period (1949- 1976), usually called the seventeen-year literature and the cultural revolution literature period, is the exploration stage of modern literature. During this period, "politics" became the highest value judgment of literature, and formed an integrated literary system and mechanism to implement this value judgment in the whole society. The writer's creative talent is developed under the established literary norms. In the fifth period (since 1976), he created a unique red literary classic, usually called new period literature, which is a transitional development period of modern literature. With the opening and transformation of China society, under the impact of ideological emancipation and market economy, modern literature finally broke the previous integration pattern and developed towards diversification. At this time, there are not only "main melody melody" held high by writers in the process of national and social reform, opening up and modernization, but also "pure literature" which shows the writer's spirit of free exploration, and "popular literature" which came into being in the tide of market economy and suits the public's taste.