On this day, 127 years ago, on July 12, 1898 (May 24, 1898, the Chinese calendar), the Qing government promulgated the "Regulations on Revitalization of Crafts and Awards." July 12, 1898--The Qing government promulgated the "Regulations on Revitalization of Crafts and Awards." On July 5, 1898, Emperor Guangxu issued an edict to reward new scholars. The edict said: "If scholars and people in all provinces have written new books, innovative methods, and new tools, and are suitable for practical use, rewards should be given to persuade them." "The equipment made will be given coupons and patents will be sold for a limited year." "Those who have the ability to create schools alone, open up geographical advantages, and build gun factories will be rewarded and encouraged according to their military merits. On the 12th, the Qing court promulgated the "Regulations on Revitalization of Crafts and Awards", with a total of 12 paragraphs, specifying the reward methods. The "Regulations on Revitalization of Crafts and Awards" was the first regulation in modern China to reward scientific inventions. At that time, with the military, political, and economic invasion of our country by imperialist powers, the Western idea of the patent system began to pass on, and the call for patent protection reached its climax during the Reform Movement of 1898. Under Kang Youwei's new policy suggestions, Emperor Guangxu promulgated in 1898 the first patent regulation in modern China to encourage technological and technological inventions-the "Regulations on Revitalization of Craft Awards", which kicked off the prelude to patent legislation in modern China. In 1898, the Prime Minister's Yamen promulgated the "Regulations on Revitalization of Crafts and Awards." Then, the Qing government successively promulgated the "Pilot Regulations for Trademark Registering" and the "Qing Copyright Law" in 1904 and 1911. However, the "Regulations on the Revitalization of Crafts and Awards" died because of the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898. The Qing government's doubts about the possible consequences of protecting foreign patents also became the main reason why a formal patent law was not promulgated later. As for the "Pilot Regulations for Trademark Registering", it was hastily enacted at the urging of major powers, and Germany, Italy, Belgium and others believed that the regulations were biased towards Britain's interests in China, so they strongly requested revision. At the same time, the country was also extremely dissatisfied with the Qing government's obvious bias towards foreign businessmen. Therefore, the Qing government's Ministry of Commerce began to prepare to amend the charter amid the uproar, but in the end, it was not settled. In modern China, this is the first time that science and technology and the establishment of various industries have been legally promoted, protected and commended. It played a positive role in encouraging scholar-officials to change from old studies to new studies and promoting the development of various industries in agriculture, industry and commerce. Comments: Innovation is the soul of a nation and an inexhaustible driving force for a country's prosperity. Unfortunately, predecessors recognized innovation too late and could not treat it correctly.