Carbon　nitride,　as　one　of　the　metal-free　photocatalysts,　has　aroused　wide　attention　due　to　its　low　cost,　easy　preparation,　and　excellent　optical　response.　However,　challenges　of　the　high　recombination　rate　of　electron-hole　pair　hindered　their　potential　applications.　Here,　boron-doped　carbon　nitride　nanotubes　were　designed　and　prepared　by　a　simple　hydrothermal　and　calcination　route.　Compared　with　the　bulk　carbon　nitride,　the　control　strategy　forms　the　ordered　nanotube　structure,　which　greatly　improved　their　specific　surface　area,　exposed　more　active　sites,　and　enhanced　the　graphitization　degree.　The　transient　fluorescence　lifetime　of　tubular　carbon　nitride　is　twice　as　long　as　that　of　pure　carbon　nitride.　Furthermore,　boron　doping　carbon　nitride　nanotubes　exhibited　a　1.5-fold　increase　in　a　lifetime　over　tubular　carbon　nitride,　which　acts　a　synergistic　role　with　nanotube　architecture　to　further　increases　the　carrier　concentration　and　hinder　the　recombination　of　photogenerated　electron-hole.　Under　the　irradiation　of　visible　light,　the　amount　of　hydrogen　evolution　of　the　optimum　photocatalyst　has　achieved　22.1　mmol　g(-1)　h(-1),　which　was　64　times　that　of　the　bulk　carbon　nitride　and　exhibited　excellent　stability.　This　work　provides　a　promising　strategy　for　the　development　of　non-metallic　doped　carbon　nitride　nanotube　photocatalysts　for　hydrogen　evolution.　(C)　2021　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.