In 2003, in order to further implement the Law on Popularization of Science and Technology in People's Republic of China (PRC), promote the construction of national popular science education bases, standardize the management of national popular science education bases, improve the service level of popular science in the bases, drive and promote the development of social popular science in various places, and give better play to the role of bases in popular science publicity and education, China Association for Science and Technology organized an inspection of the first batch of national popular science education bases. Cancel the title of 13 national popular science education base that does not meet the standard of national popular science education base.

At present, there are 188 national popular science education bases named by China Association for Science and Technology, including 78 natural science museums (including natural museums, various professional science museums, science and technology museums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums, youth activity places, etc.). ), accounting for 41%of the total; There are 65 national key laboratories (including laboratories or experimental bases of scientific research institutes, universities and other units), accounting for 35%; There are 28 high-tech enterprises and production bases (including technical bases in science and technology departments and production or experimental bases in industries and agriculture), accounting for15%; National nature reserves 17, accounting for 9%.