"A strong country must be strong first, and a strong species must be strong first." Original author: Zhang Boling Source: Zhang Boling (1876.4.5-1951.2.23), formerly known as Shouchun, later became famous with the word, Tianjin native, China modern vocational educator, founder of private Nankai series schools. The earliest advocator of western drama and Olympic Games, known as "the first person in China Olympic Games". Zhang Boling was a great patriot and outstanding educator in modern China, and also one of the pioneers and founders of modern sports in China. His educational thought that "a strong country must first strengthen its species, and a strong species must first strengthen its body" still has important enlightenment significance today. Zhang Boling graduated from Tianjin Beiyang Naval Academy in his early years, and received honorary doctorates from St. John's University in Shanghai and Columbia University in the United States. His teachers are American educators and philosophers Dewey and Thorndike. In June of the 38th year of the Republic of China (1948), he served as the president of Nanjing National Government Examination Institute. /kloc-at the end of 0/0, Zhang Boling declined Chiang Kai-shek's request to go to Taiwan Province and stayed in the mainland.