Since the Tianjin Nankai High School was founded more than one century ago, it has cultivated innumerable talents. Many graduates of Nankai Middle School have made important contribution to the development of human civilization. Chinese former Premier Zhou Enlai and current Premier Wen Jiabao are the outstanding representatives of Nankai alumnus.

Nankai High School is located at Nankai Forth Road, occupying 31,548 square meters with the construction area of 19,178 square meters. It is the original place of Nankai Schools (University, high school, elementary school, and women middle school). The school was established by famous educators Yan Fansun and Zhang Boling in October, 1904,with a history of more than one hundred years.

Zhou Enlai had been studying in Nankai High School from 1913 to 1917. He aspired to “study for the sake of China’s revival”. In 1919, after the founding of Nankai University, he was enrolled into arts major without examination and accredited by Zhang Boling to announce the Education Reformation Programs of Nankai University in December, 1919. Yan Fansun described Zhou Enlai as “Premier-like talent” and sent him to France for further study under the “Fansun Scholarship” of Nankai University.

On February 24, 1951, Premier Zhou Enlai went back to his alma mater Nankai High School and gave important speech in Ruiting auditorium to the teachers and students. He thought highly of the history of Nankai School and was full of confidence in Nankai’s future.

Premier Zhou wrote down a simple sentence in Nankai Schools which is greatly cherished by students and teachers in Nankai: “I do love Nankai”. It demonstrated Premier Zhou’s emotion and concern to his Alma Mater.

Wen Jiabao, the current Premier of China, had been studying at Nankai High School from 1954 to 1960.

He visited his alma mater several times after graduation. In 1994, when Nankai School celebrated its 90 anniversaries, Wen Jiabao imprinted that “Nankai is forever young” to express his deep love to his hometown and Nankai.

Influenced by the humane spirits of Nankai School, many graduates of Nankai have become the pillar of the nation. Besides the two Premiers, there are many other celebrities from Nankai School, including 9 vice chairmen of the NPC Standing Committee and of the CP-PCC, more than 40 ministerial-level leaders and more than 60 renowned scientists.

Nankai High School is of great glory in Chinese education history and enjoys a high reputation all-around the world.