The northern Qing craftsmen were formerly known as the northern Qing craftsmen's society. It is a talent think tank established by many well-known universities in China. Later, according to the relevant policies and regulations of the state, it was changed to a think tank of craftsmen in northern Qing Dynasty. Experts in think tanks are trained by the state, which mainly leads the development of all walks of life, makes outstanding contributions and has certain authority and authenticity.

Think tank, also known as "think tank", is a multidisciplinary research institution composed of experts, which provides the best theories, strategies, methods and ideas for decision makers to deal with social, economic, scientific and technological, military and diplomatic issues. Strictly speaking, think tanks are non-governmental organizations independent of government agencies. According to the definition of "China Think Tank Report 20 13" published by the Think Tank Research Center of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in February 20 14, think tanks mainly refer to professional research institutions that take public policies as research objects, influence government decision-making as research objectives, take public interests as research orientation and take social responsibility as research criteria. In terms of organizational form and institutional attributes, think tanks can be public research institutions with government background (official think tanks) or private research institutions without government background or quasi-government background (private think tanks); It can be a for-profit research institution or a non-profit institution.