甲午中日战争以后,面对晚清政府的颓败,爱国人士张伯苓自问:“中华民族何以自立于世界?”于是,在强烈的爱国情感驱使下,他努力寻求强国之路,开始办学救国。张伯苓常说:“要在现代世界中求生存,必须有强健的国民。欲培养健全的国民,必须创办新式学校,造就一代新人”。在他的理念下,南开系列学校在中国大地生根发芽。 After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, in the face of the decay of the government in late Qing Dynasty, patriotic Zhang Boling asked himself: “Why does the Chinese nation stand on its own in the world?” Thus, under the strong patriotic sentiment, he struggled to seek a road to strengthening the country and started to save the country . Zhang Boling often said: “In order to survive in the modern world, there must be a strong nationality. To cultivate a sound nationality, we must set up a new school and create a new generation.” Under his philosophy, Nankai schools have taken root in China.