周玉麟1906年生于晋城市巴公镇。1919年,中国爆发“五四”反帝爱国运动时,周玉麟才13岁,他渴望自己快快长大,沿着“五四”爱国运动之路走下去。1923年,周玉麟考入太原第一中学,不久,他与进步学生彭真、王瀛、贺昌密谋策划成立了学生联合会,他担任主席。1925年春,阎锡山为了扩充军备,制定了在全省农村征收房税的 Zhou Yulin was born in 1906 in Jincheng Bajia town. In 1919, when China launched the “May Fourth” anti-imperialist and patriotic movement, Zhou Yulin was only 13 years old. He longs for himself to grow up quickly and walk along the road of “May 4th” patriotic movement. In 1923, Zhou Yulin was admitted to Taiyuan First Middle School. Shortly afterward, he conspired with the progressive students Peng Zhen, Wang Ying and He Chang to set up the Student Federation, where he served as chairman. The spring of 1925, Yan Xishan in order to expand the military, developed in rural areas in the province levied room taxes