From the end of 19 to the beginning of the 20th century, China entered a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society. At that time, there was constant civil war and many foreign invaders, so we had no position in the world. In the face of foreign invaders, we can't beat anyone, so China has to cede territory to pay reparations, which makes it poorer and weaker.

The May 4th Movement broke out against this background. As a victorious country in World War I, China not only failed to get the benefits it deserved, but also lost a large area of land. This situation has caused many people to reflect, and as a result, many people have come to the conclusion that all this is the fault of the "Confucianism" that has been circulating in China for two thousand years! Of course, we now know that this is still a wrong idea. The reason for saying this is that Confucianism in the May 4th period is no longer true Confucianism, and it has long lost its own color.

The original intention of Confucianism is to make the society develop in a better direction, but in the course of thousands of years, it has gradually become a tool for rulers to control people's thoughts, and it has gradually deteriorated in the process of communication, and it has become a tool for controlling people's thoughts in Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, which has been accepted by rulers. Moreover, because of the desire for fame, many people study Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism and neglect the research and development of science and technology, and their thoughts gradually become pedantic, which is also the reason why China lags behind step by step.

Although we know that Confucianism has many merits, and now many people see the preciousness of its thoughts, at that time, at that time, Confucianism was so dilapidated.