China News Service, Changsha, May 24th. On the morning of May 24th, the farewell ceremony for the remains of Yuan Longping, winner of the "Father of Hybrid Rice", "Republic Medal", "Reform Pioneer", and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was held at the Mingyangshan Funeral Home in Changsha City. Held.

The family members of Comrade Yuan Longping gave thanks in writing after the farewell ceremony.

The farewell ceremony scene.

Photo by Bai Zu

  The full text of the thank you speech is as follows:

  Dear leaders, friends and relatives, and distinguished guests:

  On May 22, 2021, our beloved father, with the dream of benefiting the world and his boundless attachment to the hybrid rice business, unfortunately passed away.

His death made us feel extremely sad.

  Today, leaders, friends and relatives came to attend the memorial service of my father in his busy schedule. Here, on behalf of my family, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to everyone for coming!

  During the period when my father was seriously ill, the leaders of the central government and relevant ministries and commissions, the leaders of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Government, the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, the Provincial Health Commission and other relevant departments showed great care and love, and visited my father many times in the hospital.

After the death of his father, General Secretary Xi Jinping extended cordial condolences to his family members. The provincial party committee, provincial government, and provincial CPPCC gave specific and thoughtful arrangements for his funeral. The leaders of his hometown Jiujiang municipal party committee, municipal government, De'an county party committee, and county government made a special trip. Come to express my condolences.

As family members, we are grateful and express our heartfelt thanks.

  Here, I would also like to express my special thanks to the leaders and all medical staff of 301 Hospital and Xiangya Hospital who gave my father’s meticulous treatment and family-like care and care during his father’s illness. It is your hard work and dedication that has made my father in his life. Free from pain in the final stage.

  When my father was young, he established the dream of "letting the people of the world eat well" and actively practiced the ideal of "developing hybrid rice to benefit the people of the world".

During his career, the party and the government have given a high degree of concern and support to the hybrid rice business. Through the joint efforts of leaders at all levels and all colleagues, his father's "dream of enjoying the cold under the sun" has gradually become a reality.

The international promotion of hybrid rice has also received close cooperation and support from relevant countries and international organizations, and the father’s "hybrid rice covering the global dream" is also being initially realized.

My father's hard work has been highly recognized by the party, the country and the international community, and he has won the Medal of the Republic and more than 30 international and domestic awards. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for their cooperation.

  After the death of my father, all walks of life spontaneously organized memorial activities. We truly felt the respect and love of everyone for my father, and we would like to express our heartfelt thanks.

  During my father's work in Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center and Anjiang Agricultural School, the unit leaders and colleagues also gave silent dedication and support, enabling his father to devote himself to hybrid rice research.

I would like to express my deep gratitude to them.

  Before he was alive, my father cared for our children and grandchildren so much. He was a down-to-earth man and worked diligently, which impressed us and benefited us for life.

Dear father, please feel free to go. We will do our best to filial our mothers and cultivate our younger generations, so as to repay our parents' kindness of nurturing, and use our actions to repay the society.

  My father is gone, we must turn our grief into strength and live up to my father's ideals.

Adhering to your last wish of "developing hybrid rice for the benefit of the people of the world", we will forge ahead and will never disappoint your expectations.

  Thanks again to all leaders, friends, and guests.

Family of Comrade Yuan Longping

May 24, 2021

Acknowledgement.

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Acknowledgement.

Photo by Bai Zu