At 13:07 on May 22,
"Father of Hybrid Rice",
member of China Engineering Academy,
Yuan Longping, winner of the "Medal of the Republic", passed away.
Photo by Yu Fangping sent by China News Agency Photo source: CNSPHOTO
That day, where the hearse passed,
All vehicles consciously stood still and their horns buzzed in unison.
This way,
Countless people from all over the country spontaneously escorted Yuan Lao,
Sadly shouted "Grandpa Yuan, go all the way!"
The picture shows citizens holding banners to bid farewell to Yuan Longping.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Huafeng
In Changsha Mingyangshan Funeral Home,
The flower-presenting team lined up from day to night.
Yuan Longping used to say during his lifetime,
"People are like seeds, to be a good seed."
He spent his life writing a footnote to this sentence.
On May 23, at the statue of Yuan Longping on the campus of Chongqing Southwest University, layers of flowers surround the statue.
Photo by Chen Chao
Prop up the big country’s rice bowl,
Let hundreds of millions of people have enough food and clothing.
The super hybrid rice technology system he created,
Make China's hybrid rice research a world-leading level,
Hold the rice bowl firmly in your own hands for the Chinese,
Made a significant contribution.
Deeply plowing Yousi common people,
May future generations go down and enjoy the cool.
Data map: Written by Yuan Longping: Dream of Enjoying the Cool in Hexia.
Photo by Li Yan
The hybrid rice he developed,
Freed millions from hunger.
According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs,
He is a "true food hero".
On May 23, tens of thousands of people bid farewell to Yuan Longping in the rain.
Photo by Yang Huafeng
In 1999, as a tribute,
Approved by the International Small Celestial Body Nomenclature Committee,
An asteroid was named "Yuan Longping Star".
Now, you go to the stars,
Turned into the "Yuan Longping Star" numbered 8117,
The seeds of food, the "seeds" of innovation and struggle,
It was left to later generations.
At 10:00 am on May 24th,
The farewell ceremony for Yuan Lao's remains will be held in Changsha.
Tonight, let us look up at the stars together,
Light up this "brightest star in the night sky"!
Scan or long press the QR code
Light up a star and bid farewell to Yuan Longping
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Text: Song Yusheng
Creative planning: Zhang Jianyuan and Wang Kai