For many years, mainland discussion of May Fourth figures concentrated on Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao and Lu Xun, to the neglect of those such as Hu Shih who did not believe communism could help China.
長期來大陸談論五四人物，則獨鍾陳獨秀、李大釗、魯迅，忽視胡適等不認為共產主義可以救中國的人士。