Cao Xiaobin, vice secretary of the China Invention Association, gives a speech at the awards ceremony. [Photo/ CSCLF]

The competition this year attracted tens of thousands of creative works from across China, including Hong Kong and Macao, as well as Malaysia. In the end, 30 won the gold medals, 60 silver medals and 165 received copper medals. In addition, 12 works were given awards for their creativity, and 28 organizations and 29 teachers were acclaimed for their efforts.

Jin Dunquan and Meng Lihong present awards to the gold medalists. [Photo/ CSCLF]

Voting and survey campaigns were launched on WeChat to broaden the competition’s appeal and let more people know about the inventions. Based on the results, the magnetic workbox by Chen Tianyue won the Most Popular Award and the nut cracker by Zhu Sengnan and Zhu Yuanhao was selected as the most practical invention.