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threeplusfireCHINA: YOUTH DAY
Youth Day has been an official public holiday in China since 1946.
This day in particular was selected in recognition of a demonstration
of thousands of students in Tiananmen Square on May 4, 1919 who had
gathered to protest imperialism and feudalism in China. There are
speeches today and recognition of the contributions of youths.
More about the demonstration:
http://www.china2thou.com/9812p7.htm
http://www.thecore.nus.edu.sg/landow/cpace/fiction/2stories/May_Fourth_Movement_346.html
Tiananmen Square is firmly planted in the minds of many as the site
of a 1989 protest and massacre:
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/TianamenSquare.html
Youth Day has been an official public holiday in China since 1946.
This day in particular was selected in recognition of a demonstration
of thousands of students in Tiananmen Square on May 4, 1919 who had
gathered to protest imperialism and feudalism in China. There are
speeches today and recognition of the contributions of youths.
More about the demonstration:
http://www.china2thou.com/9812p7.htm
http://www.thecore.nus.edu.sg/landow/cpace/fiction/2stories/May_Fourth_Movement_346.html
Tiananmen Square is firmly planted in the minds of many as the site
of a 1989 protest and massacre:
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/China/TianamenSquare.html