Xinmin Society site: story behind Hunan Youth in Montargis

1920年，赴法的新民学会会员在蒙达尔纪聚会，讨论学会方针。图为与会的新民学会会员合影。

In 1920, Xinmin Society members met in Montargis to discuss its guideline. The picture shows the group photo of Xinmin Society members at the meeting.

新民学会会员分布图。

The distribution diagram of Xinmin Society members

新民学会旧址、蔡和森在长沙的旧居。

The Xinmin Society site: the former residence of Cai Hesen in Changsha

长沙，蔡和森卧室。1917年秋至1919年冬，蔡和森在这里居住。

The bedroom of Cai Hesen in Changsha: Cai Lived here from the autumn of 1917 to the winter of 1919.

红网时刻新闻记者 黎鑫 长沙报道

新民学会旧址追忆 湖湘青年赴法勤工俭学的故事

Rednet (Changsha): Memorize Hunan Youth’s Work-study Experience in France at the Xinmin Society Site

一、346名湖南青年赴法勤工俭学 出发前参加留法培训班

346 Hunan Youth attended the training class before going to France for work and study.

　　1918年4月14日，毛泽东、蔡和森等13人在新民学会旧址召开成立会，创建了新民学会。

On April 14, 1918, Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen and other 11 Hunan Youth founded Xinmin Society at the Xinmin Society site. 

　　由于受俄国十月革命的影响和五四运动的推动，新民学会会员渴望从西方寻找救国救民真理的呼声越来越高。1919年3月17日，全国第一批留法勤工俭学学生89人启程出发，其中，湖南学生43人（新民学会会员3人）。

Influenced by the October Revolution of Russia and the May 4th Movement, Xinmin Society members had a growing voice to seek the truth for saving the country and the people from the West. On March 17, 1919, China’s first batch of 89 students set out for work and study in France, including 43 Hunan students (3 members of Xinmin Society).

二、干杂活当散工 学习社会主义思潮和马克思主义

Hunan Youth learned the socialist ideological trend and Marxism while working.

　　据统计，从1919年初到1920年底，全国赴法勤工俭学的人员有1600余人，其中湖南青年346人，仅次于四川378人。而新民学会78名会员中去法国的有蔡和森、萧子升、张昆弟、李维汉、萧三、欧阳泽、向警予、蔡畅等19人。赴法勤工俭学青年有的先工后学，有的先学后工，有的边工边读。

According to statistics, from the early 1919 to the late 1920, there were more than 1,600 Chinese youth working and studying in France, including 346 Hunan youth, second only to 378 Sichuan Youth. 19 of 78 Xinmin Society members went to France, including Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng, Zhang Kundi, Li Weihan, Xiao San, Ou Yangze, Xiang Jingyu, Cai Chang, etc. Among those Chinese youth working and studying in France, some youth worked first and studied second, some youth studied first and worked second, and some youth worked while studied.

　　1920年7月，以蔡和森、向警予等湖南新民学会会员为主的留法学生在蒙达尔纪召开了著名的“蒙达尼会议”，提出建立中国新民主主义政党的主张，并建议命名为中国共产党。同时，会员们一致赞同将学会的方针确定为“改造中国与世界”。

In July 1920, Hunan Xinmin Society members (represented by Cai Hesen and Xiang Jingxu ) oriented Chinese youth working and studying in France convened Montargis Meeting in Montargis, which proposed to establish China’s new Democratic Party and named the Party as the Chinese Communist Party. Meanwhile, “Transformation of the China and the World” was identified as the guideline of Xinmin Society.

三、孕育一批共产主义者 一个学会影响了中国的国事和命运

Xinmin Society developed Communists and influenced China’s national destiny.

　　1920年下半年，新民学会的许多会员加入了中国社会主义青年团和共产主义小组。3年的时间里，新民学会不仅为湖南的反帝反封建斗争发挥了领导核心组织的作用，也为中国共产党的创立作了思想理论上的探寻和干部队伍上的准备。

In the second half of 1920, many Xinmin Society members joined Chinese Socialist Youth League and the Communist Group. During the next three years, Xinmin Society not only had played a core leading role in Hunan fighting against imperialism and feudalism, but also had prepared for the founding of Chinese Communist Part in the theoretical and practical way. 　　

　　在革命斗争实践中，新民学会前后发展了78名会员，并孕育了一批共产主义者，除毛泽东、蔡和森外，还有何叔衡、罗章龙、李维汉、谢觉哉、向警予、杨开慧、蔡畅、夏曦、萧三、郭亮等。

In the revolutionary struggle, Xinmin Society developed 78 members and some Communists, such as Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, He Shuheng, Luo Zhanglong, Li Weihan, Xie Juezai, Xiang Jingyu, Yang Kaihui, Cai Chang, Xia Xi, Xiao San, Guo Liang, etc.

Original Link: [“回望出发的地方”之一]赴法勤工俭学背后 湖湘青年立志“改造中国与世界”（图）