In this article we try to analyse the anti-confucian discours in the period of New culture movement 新文化運動 of modern China. The anti-confucian intellectuals of ``New Youth 新靑年`` Review believed that Confucianism is a enemy to be defeated to introduce modern Western culture in China. They firmly believed that modern Western culture is the only right way to overcome Chinese culture`s stalemate. Naturally, however, there existed reversals from the camp of traditional conservatists. Yang Shu-ming 梁漱溟, one of the representatives of traditionalists camp, assented to the criticism raised by anti-traditionalists. Even thought he was somewhat critical to the anti-traditionalist`s criticism, he saw the truth in their criticism to traditional Chinese way of life. In this respect Yang`s conservatism shares much to anti-traditionalism of the period. Lastly, we will try to consider the meaning of re-evaluation of tradition through examining the debates on anti-traditionalism of modern period.