This day, 4 May, 1919, students from Peking University and more than a dozen schools gathered to demonstrate in front of Tiananmen Square. Their march angrily protested the transfer of Germany’s original rights and interests in Shandong to Japan at the Paris Peace Conference. As a direct result, China’s representatives at the Conference were prompted to refuse to sign the peace treaty.
1919年5月4日的这一天，北京大学和十几所学校的学生聚集在天安门广场前示威。 在巴黎和平会议上，他们的游行愤怒地抗议德国在山东的原始权益移交给日本。 直接结果是，中国出席会议的代表被促使拒绝签署和平条约。
