Editing Chen Duxiu (section)

===Views on Confucianism and traditional values===
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Chen suggested six guiding principles in ''New Youth'' with an article called "Warning the youth" ({{lang|zh-hant|敬告青年}}). This article was aimed at removing the old beliefs of Confucianism. "Warning the Youth" promoted six values:

#Independence instead of servility;
#Progressivism instead of conservatism;
#Aggression instead of passivity;
#Cosmopolitanism instead of isolationism;
#Utilitarian beliefs instead of impractical traditions;
#Scientific knowledge instead of visionary insight.

''[[New Youth]]'' was one of the most influential magazines in early modern Chinese history. Chen introduced many new ideas into popular Chinese culture, including [[individualism]], [[democracy]], [[humanism]], and the use of the [[scientific method]], and he advocated the abandonment of [[Confucianism]] for the adoption [[Communism]].

Seen in this light, ''New Youth'' found itself in a position to provide an alternative intellectual influence for many young people. Under the banners of democracy and science, traditional Confucian ethics became the target of attack from ''[[New Youth]]''. In its first issue, Chen called for young generation to struggle against Confucianism by "theories of literary revolution" ({{lang-zh|s=文学革命论|t=文學革命論|labels=no}}).

To Chen, [[Confucianism]] was to be rooted out because:

#It advocated superfluous ceremonies and preached the morality of meek compliance, making the Chinese people weak and passive, unfit to struggle and compete in the modern world.
#It promoted family values and rejected the idea that the individual was the basic unit of society.
#It upheld the inequality of the status of individuals.
#It stressed filial piety, which made men subservient and dependent.
#It preached orthodoxy of thought, disregarding freedom of thinking and expression.

Chen called for the destruction of tradition, and his attacks on traditionalism gave new options to the youth of his time. New Youth was a major influence within the [[May Fourth Movement]].