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Cover of the first issue of ''New Youth''
'''La Jeunesse''', or '''New Youth''' () was an influential
Chinese revolutionary magazine in the 1920s that played an important role during the
May Fourth Movement.
The magazine was started by
Chen Duxiu in
Shanghai on
15 September 1915. Its headquarters were moved to
Beijing in January
1917. Editors included Chen Duxiu,
Qian Xuantong,
Gao Yihan,
Hu Shih,
Li Dazhao,
Shen Yinmo, and
Lu Xun. It initiated the New Culture Movement, promoting science,
democracy, and
Vernacular Chinese literature.
Being influenced by the
1917 Russian
October Revolution, ''La Jeunesse'' also began to promote
Marxism and its philosophy. From September
1920, ''La Jeunesse'' became a
propaganda tool of the
Communist Party of China. It was shut down in
1926. In the early days, ''La Jeunesse'' had influenced thousands of Chinese youngsters including many leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.