Till now, the study on both histories of general science and scientific thinking in China has remained in a "lukewarm" state , although it had once signed a revival in the mid-1990s after the reform and opening-up , during which History of Scientific Thinking by Lin Dehong and The Origins of Scientific Thinking by Gui Qiquan have attracted much attention. These two works not only bear the profound brand of the times but also highlight the scholars' respective distinct research traditions and styles. History of Scientific Thinking guided by Engels' idea of natural dialectics studies the history of scientific thought, presenting established scientific thinking and theories in a chronological order to summarize and evaluate them from a philosophical perspective, in a way that can be classified into "tradition of natural dialectics". While The Origins of Scientific Thinking, a "rational reconstruction" of scientific thinking guided by the philosophy of science, assimilates the rational core of western philosophy of science thinking with a dialectical spirit, revealing the explanatory models behind the formation of scientific thinking, which can be referred to as the "tradition of scientific philosophy". Both of these works have made distinctive and significant contributions to talent cultivation in the philosophy of science and to the professional research on both the history of science and scientific thinking in China.