# Nankai University (南开大学)

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality · North China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/nankai-university
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** Open all day
- **Time needed:** 1–3 hours
- **Address:** No. 94 Weijin Road, Nankai District
- **Getting there:** Near Balitai (八里台) bus stop on Kangfu Road and Tianta (天塔) metro station
- **Good for:** City & Leisure

## About Nankai University

The alma mater of Premier Zhou Enlai, founded in 1919. The Nankai University campus is steeped in a scholarly atmosphere, and the Outer Academy Building is covered in Virginia creeper. Strolling through the campus, you can quietly absorb the weight of “a century of Nankai” and feel the youthful spirit of “the Premier’s alma mater.”

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1738. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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