Yuan Longping, the "Father of Hybrid Rice", an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the winner of the "Medal of the Republic", died in Changsha at 13:07 on May 22 at the age of 91.
In the afternoon of the same day, the teachers and students of his alma mater, Chongqing Southwest University, spontaneously came to the school’s Yuan Longping statue to mourn, present flowers, bow and express their grief.
Southwest University is Yuan Longping's alma mater.
Hanhong College of Southwest University was established in November 2011.
Yuan Longping wrote an inscription for the college: The heart is at the highest point, and the root is at the deepest point.
Hanhong College set sail, Hanhong students started.
(Reporter He Penglei and Liu Xian produced Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: [Tang Weijie]