Boy Scouts are organizations of modern bourgeoisie that educate children socially and militarily. It was first established by British officer Badenberg in 1907 on Blank Island in Dorset, southern England. Its initial members were only more than twenty, mainly organizing children to live camping, cooking, reconnaissance and mountain climbing. Soon, many countries followed suit. Thus becoming a worldwide organization. 1920, the "International Scout Association" was established in London, and the boy scout movement was further developed. According to the statistics of 1934, more than 50 countries and regions participated in this general meeting, and the number of boy scouts reached more than 2.26 million.

Influenced by Europe and America, China also founded the Boy Scouts. Its founder is Yan Jialin. Yan Jialin, a native of Wuchang, Hubei Province, 1890 was born in Hankou into a family of gentry and businessmen who had frequent contacts with the church. Studying in the United States in his early years, specializing in education in boy scouts of america. Due to his weak body and poor eyesight, he was unable to carry out arduous revolutionary activities to save the motherland like a revolutionary at that time in the face of the weak situation of foreign aggression against China. So he had to take religion and education as his lifelong goal. Moreover, he thought: "If we want to save China, we must use force. Without citizens with morality, knowledge and sound physique, there will be no good army. " . Based on this, he organized many activities beneficial to the physical and mental health of teenagers. The establishment of boy scouts is one of them.