The Memorial to Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao used to be a Memorial for organizing revolutionary activities by Zhou Enlai in Tianjin during his Youth (referred to as the Youth Memorial). After he passed away in 1976, in order to commemorate his illustrious achievements, the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the Tianjin Municipal People's Government reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for approval and established the Memorial in the East Building of Nankai School, where Zhou studied and engaged in social activities. It officially opened on March 5th, 1978. Covering an area of 1,386 square meters, the Memorial with a building area of 960 square meters was inscribed the name of it by Ye Jianying.

The Youth Memorial includes the East Fourth Lecture Room and the Physics and Chemistry Lecture Room, where were for Zhou Enlai’s study and social activities. The displays here are from four periods: middle school, studying in Japan, the period of the May 4th Movement, and residing in Europe.

The entire display exhibits over 400 historical photos, artifacts, and documents. Among them are precious historical photos from the May 4th period, newspapers and magazines edited by Zhou Enlai during his middle school and the May 4th Movement.

Over the past 20 years, the Youth Memorial has received a total of 2 million visitors. In 1992, it was named by the Municipal Government as the "Tianjin Youth Education Base"; in 1994, it was named by the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government as the "Tianjin Patriotic Education Base"; in 1996, it was also named by the State Education Commission, the Ministry of Culture, and four other ministries as the "National Primary and Secondary School Patriotic Education Base". In 1995, UNESCO awarded the Memorial the "Special Contribution Award for International Science and Peace". As the times progress and the cause develops, new and higher requirements have been put forward for further strengthening the construction of spiritual civilization while the economy is developing rapidly.

Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao were great proletarian revolutionaries, steadfast Marxists, and outstanding leaders of the Party and the country. They dedicated their lifelong efforts to the liberation of the Chinese people, the founding of New China, the socialist construction of our country, and the great cause of communism. They were deeply loved by the entire Party, the entire army, and all ethnic groups across the country.

Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao spent their youth in Tianjin, where they met, knew each other, fell in love, and embarked on the revolutionary path together, spreading revolutionary ideas and exploring the truth of saving the nation and the people. After the founding of New China, they two have devoted themselves to the work and development in Tianjin, visited and guided the construction of Tianjin for many times, and showed great concern for the people here. They regarded Tianjin as their second hometown and left behind their wills to scatter their ashes in Tianjin, reflecting their deep affection for Tianjin people. In order to commemorate and remember the great achievements and noble moral qualities of Zhou and Deng for generations, the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government decided and reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for approval to establish the Memorial to Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao. The leaders of the Party and the country are very concerned about the construction of the Memorial. Jiang Zemin inscribed the name of the Memorial. During the construction, Li Peng, Li Ruihuan, and other leaders visited to guide. The construction of the Memorial is the common aspiration of the people of Tianjin. The total investment in the construction of the Memorial, was founded on December 23rd, 1996, was 78 million yuan, including 12 million yuan voluntarily donated by people from all sectors of society. With great political enthusiasm and respect for the two great leaders, all participants in the construction have made efforts on it in both summer and winter. It took only one year and four months (including civil engineering and exhibition layout) to complete the construction task with high quality and high speed. On February 28th, 1998, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of Zhou Enlai's birth, the Memorial was grandly opened.

It is such the first memorial that commemorates two great figures and role models. It has not only become an important base for patriotic education, but also one of the modern cultural facilities in Tianjin. The Youth Memorial has been disbanded and merged into the Memorial to Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, with the original site transferred to Nankai Middle School.