Nankai () refers to the series of schools founded in China by the famous patriotic-educationists Zhang Boling (张伯苓) (1876-1951) and Yan Fansun (严范孙) (1860-1920). The schools mainly comprise Tianjin Nankai Zhongxue (天津南开中学)(1904), Nankai University (南开大学)(1919), Chongqing Nankai Zhongxue (重庆南开中学) (1936) (during the World War II moved from Tianjin) and others.

The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and ex-premier Zhou Enlai both graduated from Nankai Zhongxue.

External links

• Nankai University
• Tianjin Nankai Zhongxue
• Chongqing Nankai Zhongxue

Nankai (南海) is also short for Japanese Nankai Electric Railway.