Former Site of Nankai School

　　The former site of Nankai School in Tianjin was initially built in the 30th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (), located at No. 20-22 Sima Road, Nankai District, Tianjin. The surviving buildings consist of the South Building, East Building, North Building, and Ruiting Auditorium. It was a private secondary school founded by Yan Fansun, a modern Chinese educator. Currently, the former site of Nankai School in Tianjin has been designated as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, and as a Historically and Culturally Significant Building under Special Protection by the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government.

　　The former site of Nankai School covers an area of 33,000 square meters, with buildings including the East Building (1906), Fansun Building (1929), Ruiting Auditorium (1936), and the Physics Laboratory Building.

　　Among them, the East Teaching Building (referred to as the “East Building”) is the main structure of the former site of Nankai School. It is located at No. 20 Nankai Sima Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, with a total area of 952 square meters. Built in 1906, it served as the central building of Nankai School at that time. The building is a two-story brick-and-wood structure with a sloped roof, and its exterior façade features grey bricks inlaid with red brick embellishments. The main entrance on the first floor is prominent and is fitted with square windows, while the second floor includes continuous Romanesque arched windows and simplified Ionic column arches. Though the building has a simple overall form, its detailed treatments are intricate, representing a typical classical architectural style—Romanesque in influence but also incorporating elements of traditional Chinese decorative arts. Other buildings at Nankai School largely follow this same stylistic approach.

　　In 1977, the Tianjin Municipal Committee decided to convert the East Teaching Building, where [Name] studied during 1913–1917, into a memorial hall and designated it as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit. In January 1978, [Name] inscribed the name of the memorial hall. On March 5 of the same year, the Memorial Hall of [Name]’s Revolutionary Activities in Tianjin During His Youth was officially opened to the public.