[Explanation] On May 24, the hybrid rice seedlings cultivated in the Shennong Rice Expo Garden, Liande Village, Huangguan Town, Guanyang County, Guilin City, Guangxi, were swaying with the wind under the moisture of rain and dew, creating a vibrant scene.

Under the sculpture of Yuan Longping in Shennong Rice Expo Garden, "A Dream of Enjoying the Cool under the Grass", is filled with flowers sent by local people to memorialize Academician Yuan Longping.

  [Explanation] On May 22, Yuan Longping, the "Father of Hybrid Rice", an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the winner of the "Republic Medal" passed away in Changsha at the age of 91.

On May 24, a farewell ceremony for Yuan Longping's remains was held in Changsha, Hunan.

  [Explanation] Guanyang County is located in the northeast of Guangxi, known as "eight mountains, one cultivated land, half water and half village".

Yuan Longping came to Guanyang, a small agricultural county in northern Guangxi six times before his death, and forged an indissoluble bond with Guanyang's rice production.

It is here that the average yield per mu of "super rice + ratooning rice" has consistently ranked first in Guangxi for 11 consecutive years.

Yuan Longping said that Guanyang's fertile soil is non-sticky, not sandy, not acidic or alkaline, and is a “gemous place” for the development of super rice varieties.

  [Explanation] Yuan Lao came to Liande Village for guidance many times during his lifetime, and each time he personally walked to the field to observe the rice growth, and carefully asked the villagers about the planting situation.

Shi Weijun, a local rice grower, planted 30 acres of rice fields this year and experimented with several new varieties of rice. At present, the seedlings are growing well.

  [Concurrent] Shi Weijun, a hybrid rice grower in Liande Village, Huangguan Town, Guanyang County

  Mr. Yuan once brought his team to our rice garden to personally guide the work, so that our grain income will increase every year. From the previous yield of 300 to 400 kilograms per mu, to 1006.9 kilograms in 2017, the ratooning rice has changed from the original From 300 kg to 552.1 kg, our confidence in growing food is really high.

  [Explanation] Shennong Rice Expo Park, a demonstration base of "Super Rice + Ratooning Rice" in Liande Village, was established in 2010 and is one of the demonstration bases for high-yielding super rice led by Academician Yuan Longping.

On November 4, 2017, 87-year-old Yuan Longping came to the demonstration base and personally participated in the on-site production test and acceptance of the "ton and half rice".

That year, the average yield of ratooning rice per mu in the Guanyang County Super Rice 100mu Research Base exceeded 500 kg for the first time, the first season rice exceeded 1,000 kg for the first time, and the yield per mu of super rice + ratooning rice reached 1,561.06 kg.

  [Explanation] One mu of land produces one and a half ton of rice, fulfilling Yuan Longping's dream of "a ton and a half of rice".

In recent years, the increase in the yield of hybrid rice and the significant increase in income from growing grain have attracted many local villagers who have gone to work to return to their hometowns to farm.

  [Concurrent] Tan Xiaoping, a hybrid rice grower in Liande Village, Huangguan Town, Guanyang County

  I used to plant that field and the yield was not high. After a few years of planting, I went out to work in Guilin for a few years, and came back the year before last.

Because we have Yuan Lao and they send a team here to provide technical guidance.

The seeds of rice are provided to us free of charge, and that's how we choose to grow them.

  [Explanation] Sowing the seeds in Guanyang, Yuan Longping also hopes to promote the experience of Guanyang super rice.

On October 9, 2019, 90-year-old Yuan Longping attended the inauguration ceremony of the Yuan Longping Academician Workstation in Xiaolong Village, Xinxu Town, Guanyang County. As a student who has followed Yuan Longping for more than ten years, Yang Tongzhou, the technical leader of the workstation, said that they will Grief turned into strength, with practical actions to carry on the tasks that Mr. Yuan explained, to carry out research on hybrid rice selection, demonstration and extension, and to further expand the cultivation area of ​​hybrid rice.

  [Explanation] According to statistics, in 2020, the grain planting area in Guanyang County will reach 413,900 mu, and the output will be 160,800 tons.

  Yang Zongsheng Zhao Linlu reports from Guilin

Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]