The Creation Society was a left-wing cultural organisation in

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to encourage literary and cultural exploration. The founders wished to establish a 'society of art for art's sake'. The Society was established by a group of students who were studying in Japan, such as

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, Yu Dafu, Zhang Ziping,

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, Zheng Boqi, and

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. The Society was banned by the

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in 1929.

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