Based on the spirit of keeping to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics,this article starts with the concept and contemporary value of independent innovation,analyzes the necessity of choosing the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics,expounds the relation between independent intellectual property and independent innovation,and the internal connection between the path of independent innovation and scientific development,and summarizes several basic characteristics of the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics based on the analysis about the requirements of times and science from six aspects as follows:market economy,system reformation,multiple subjects,opening-up,institutional advantages and macro-strategy.