On this day, 31 years ago, on September 1, 1994 (July 26, 1994 in the lunar calendar), Eva Pascoe of Poland opened the world's first Internet cafe, Cyberia, in London. On September 1, 1994, Eva Pascoe, a Polish girl who was studying for a doctorate in cognitive psychology at the University of London, opened the world's first Internet cafe, Cyberia, in the West End of London, England. Development of Internet cafes "In terms of contemporary Internet cafes, only forward-looking thinking can we understand the trend of energy conservation, seek benefits through refined management, survive through humanized services, save costs, and chart the future of Internet cafes." This passage is copied by an Internet cafe owner and is full of generosity and excitement. As an Internet cafe operator, looking back at Internet cafes as a popularization and historical witness of the Internet makes us unable to help but reminisce about history, gain a lot of insights, and think about the future. Where will the road to Internet cafes go? The earliest Internet cafe in China-Shanghai Wigate On September 1, 1994, Eva Pascoe, a Polish girl who was studying for a doctorate in cognitive psychology at the University of London, England, opened the world's first Internet cafe-Cyberia in the West End of London, England. Before 1995, Shanghai's first domestic Internet cafe 3C T, imitating Taiwanese and foreign forms. The price is about 20 yuan/hour. From 1995 to 1998, the first development peak of Internet cafes. The Internet not only Internet access, but also began to become a game place. Stand-alone games are mainly available, priced at 10 to 15 yuan. In May 1996, Internet cafes, Wegate, the first Internet cafe in China, appeared in Shanghai. This high-tech leisure method was quickly accepted by young people who love to follow trends. In November 1996, Beijing's first Shihuakai Internet Coffee Shop opened, becoming the first online coffee shop in China. In June 2002, the Lan Jisu incident triggered the country to increase supervision of Internet cafes. With the promulgation of the "Regulations on the Management of Internet Access Service Business Places", the Internet cafe industry began to reshuffle. After 2002, the Ministry of Culture issued new regulations on chain operations, and Internet cafes began to develop in an orderly manner. Coupled with the rapid development of online games, a larger Internet cafe market was born. In October 2009, the world's first high-end Internet cafe to use P55 motherboards, Shanghai Deyi Internet Cafe, opened. At that time, the Internet cafe purchased 161 gigabyte GA-P55-UD3R gold motherboards with Intel Core i5-750 processors, marking the Internet cafe's transformation from traditional entertainment into a game arena. At the beginning of 2010, the first high-end Internet cafe to use the H55 motherboard, Xingxing Internet Cafe in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, opened. If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. This purchase marks that only high-end configuration can achieve high-end Internet cafes. In contrast to the traditional practice of Internet cafe procurement continuously reducing costs in the past, it has led a new thinking model for Internet cafe procurement. From 2000 to 2002, Internet cafes began to accept online game users. After the Internet cafe war, chain Internet cafes appeared. In June 2002, the Lan Jisu incident triggered the state to increase supervision of Internet cafes. With the promulgation of the "Regulations on the Management of Business Places for Internet Online Services", the Internet cafe industry began to reshuffle. After 2002, the Ministry of Culture issued new regulations on chain operations, and Internet cafes began to develop in an orderly manner, but there are still many social problems. The rapid development of online games has given birth to a larger Internet cafe market. On December 26, 2006, Shanghai's first private Internet cafe chain Shizhong Internet Alliance was officially established. In February 2010, the Ministry of Culture issued a notice that individual Internet cafes would gradually withdraw from the market and Internet cafes across the country would realize chain operations. After six years, the approval process for Internet cafes will finally be reopened. According to a notice jointly issued by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, each provincial cultural administrative department may, based on regional and urban-rural differences, and on the premise of ensuring that each computer in the venue covers an area of no less than two square meters, Establish standards for the number of Internet cafes and carry out approval for individual Internet cafes in accordance with the law. On November 24, 2014, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently jointly issued a notice to fully liberalize the approval of Internet cafes, cancel the total number and layout requirements of cultural administrative departments at all levels for Internet service places, and cancel the number of computers in Internet service places. Limit the minimum business area of the place to be adjusted to no less than 20 square meters, and the single computer area to no less than 2 square meters.