On the evening of May 23, the landmark "Victory Monument" in Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province lit up to pay tribute to Academician Yuan Longping.
In the night sky, on the facade of the Victory Monument, a scrolling broadcast of "being cool under the grass, the pillar of the country. The country thinks about the country, the loyalty reflects the rice field. Salute! Remembrance! Yuan Lao walks well!" and other content, entrusting the people of Jiujiang in their hometown to Academician Yuan Longping His infinite admiration and deep miss.
Academician Yuan Longping, born in September 1930, was from De'an County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. He lived in De'an County before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War.
On May 22, "Father of Hybrid Rice", "Republic Medal" winner and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Yuan Longping passed away.
(Produced by Liu Zhankun, Wu Baobing, Cheng Zhiling, Guo Shihao)
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]