Since the mid-20th century, some developed countries have realized that the competition of comprehensive national strength has been concentrated in the field of innovation, and the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements and the industrialization of high-tech are recognized as the key to competition. Governments all over the world have formulated new innovation support policies and embarked on the road of innovation and development. At present, China lags far behind the advanced countries in the world in innovation. The Hong Kong Economic Herald once published an article by Han Shan, a scholar, pointing out that China is known as the "world factory", and its manufacturing economy accounts for 6% of the world, but its R&D investment only accounts for 0.3% of the world's manufacturing technology. The number of patented inventions in China is only one thirtieth of that in the United States, Japan and South Korea. In academic circles, China's scientific and technological innovation also lags far behind that of developed countries. The Nobel Prize is held by European and American scientists, and so far no China scientist has won the laurel. Innovation needs not only an open mind, smart wisdom, but also a good environment. The author tries to discuss the reasons for China's lack of innovation from two aspects from the perspective of a college student. I historical, cultural, social and environmental reasons 1. Historical, cultural and political influence. Needless to say, the despotism of the Qin Dynasty was the beginning of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" in the Han Dynasty. Since then, Confucian culture has ruled the land of China. First of all, the thought of "great unification" of Confucian culture has influenced our innovative thinking. "Great Unity" emphasizes a high degree of unity of national politics and culture. Its positive significance is to emphasize the collective consciousness, but to obliterate the individual's subjective consciousness and will. The influence of the thought of "great unification" on education is mainly manifested in the fact that the educational circles often pursue ready-made conclusions or knowledge products, showing a unified value orientation. At the same time, the doctrine of the mean advocated by Confucian culture also restricts our innovative thinking. On the premise of harmony and unity, The Doctrine of the Mean emphasizes that the development of people and things should be moderate and within appropriate limits, and there is no problem of "offside" or "failure". 2. Academic tradition. China has always been a country that does not pay attention to innovation. Even if ancient scholars were innovative, they adopted the so-called "Six Classics Annotate Me" method, that is, they expressed their original ideas by expounding the classics. Most of China's ancient academic works took this form, such as Lun Heng and Wen Xin Diao Long. In addition to "Annotate me on the Six Classics", there is another method of academic works called "Annotate me on the Six Classics", that is, I completely put my opinions on the annotations of classic works, typically water mirror annotations. This academic tradition has an inestimable influence on scholars and the public. Yan Fu once said: "Oriental studies are mainly liberal arts, and Western studies are highly innovative. The starting point for everyone to love Mr. Qian Zhongshu may be Boya, not how many major ideas he put forward. " This writing method of "six classics note me" and "six classics note me" finally reached its acme in the second half of last century and before the 1980s. At that time, China's academic works and discussion articles often did not discuss the right or wrong of the theory itself, nor expounded his own thoughts, but compared who understood Marx and Lenin's thoughts more accurately, or compared whether Marx's early views and his later views were more in line with the continuation of Marxist style of study, and whether it influenced China's academics to some extent. Did it lead to the lack of creativity and the overall low academic ability of China scholars? I think there must be an internal connection. 3. Educational tradition and present situation. The most prominent phenomenon of the doctrine of the mean in education is that teachers have a preference for students who follow the rules and regulations, and try their best to suppress students who differ in words and deeds and thinking, and strive to transform them into standard parts that meet the norms. I don't know how many talented teenagers have been killed by such norms. People with innovative thinking are often whimsical. For example, encourage American scientists to think differently from ordinary people, encourage their innovative spirit, and challenge various assumptions. In primary and secondary schools, the United States ranks 28th or 30th in the world, but it ranks first in the world in the Nobel Prize ranking, and this number one will remain for many years. The lack of students' innovative spirit is also determined by China's current education system. Under the current education system, the only indicator to measure the level of running a school is the enrollment rate. Leaders, teachers and students all turn under the baton of the college entrance examination. All the work of the school is to improve the enrollment rate. The pursuit of test scores has gone crazy, and rote learning has become a magic weapon to win high scores. Although middle school students in China have won prizes frequently in international Olympic competitions, it is also the result of a large number of difficult exercises. In fact, the innovative thinking of the players has not been sublimated, and the real innovative spirit and innovative thinking have not been formed. The lack of innovative spirit of primary and middle school students fundamentally restricts the innovation and development of science and technology in China. 4. Scientific research atmosphere. Wu Shuo, an academician of China Academy of Engineering and a professor of Tsinghua University, said: "In our scientific and technological environment, there is a principle of' no failure'. Researchers are afraid of failure, which means that researchers' evaluation, research funding and many other aspects will be affected, and researchers will also have great psychological pressure. Innovative spirit is an important prerequisite for scientific achievements. If you dare not innovate and try, naturally there will be no new ideas and new achievements. At the same time, there is still an atmosphere of quick success and instant benefit in the scientific community. Can't bear hardships, unwilling to be lonely, can't calm down and study hard. This aspect is closely related to the national policy orientation. Second, the status quo of innovation and environment in China 1. The level of scientific research innovation is not high. At present, China still strives for its competitive advantage in the world with cheap labor, resource consumption and preferential policies, but its originality and self-sufficiency in key technologies are dwarfed. Relevant data show that China's scientific and technological innovation capability ranks 28th among 49 major countries in the world. There is a serious shortage of funds for scientific research. There is still a big gap between R&D level and advanced countries, and the proportion of actual investment in GDP is only 1. 15%, which is one-third of that of the United States and Germany and one-half of that of South Korea. There are also some shortcomings in the scientific research system. For example, at present, the application for domestic scientific research funds must produce results within three to five years, which is one of the main reasons for the wind of quick success and instant benefit in domestic academic circles. 2. Enterprise