CCTV9英语新闻：Holiday commemorates May 4th Movement（在线收听）

Today marks China's annual youth day. Chinese Youth Day was established in 1949 to commemorate the beginning of the May 4th Movement.

The movement in 1919 was a student protest that grew out of dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles. It is seen in China as a patriotic movement against imperialism and feudalism.

The May 4th Movement bred the great spirit of patriotism, progress, democracy and science. It inspired the Chinese people to be united and hard-working.