China News Service, Changsha, May 24th, title: Smell the fragrance of his favorite rice, Mr. fell asleep
——Farewell "Father of Hybrid Rice" Yuan Longping
Reporter Bai Zu and Liu Shuangshuang
Yuan Longping, the "Father of Hybrid Rice", an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the winner of the "Republic Medal", slept in the land he loved so much.
Mr. Yuan Longping’s relatives, friends, students, and people spontaneously rushing from all over the country said their final farewell to him at the Mingyangshan Funeral Home in Changsha on the 24th.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on May 24, the farewell ceremony for the remains of the "Father of Hybrid Rice" and "Republic Medal" Academician Yuan Longping was held in the Mingde Hall of Mingyangshan Funeral Home in Changsha City.
People from all over went to the funeral home to bid farewell to Academician Yuan Longping for the last time.
The picture shows people sending flowers to Yuan Longping at the Mingyangshan Funeral Home.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Huafeng
In Mingde Hall, Yuan Laoan, covered in the national flag, is lying among the flowers and cypresses.
Red and blue plaid shirt, dark blue suit jacket, this is his favorite clothes during his lifetime.
The smiling portrait was taken when he was elected as an academician at the age of 65.
In the deep sorrow and joy, relatives, friends and guests from all walks of life bowed and bid farewell to the husband one by one, and shook hands with Mrs. Yuan Deng who was sitting in a wheelchair.
Yuan Longping's family members expressed their deep gratitude to all walks of life in the society in written form.
They said that "it is necessary to turn grief into strength and practice my father's ideals."
At today's farewell ceremony, looking at her husband's peaceful face, some people sobbed in low voices, while others couldn't hide their grief and knelt and wept bitterly.
Smell the fragrance of his favorite rice, the husband fell asleep.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on May 24, the farewell ceremony for the remains of the "Father of Hybrid Rice" and "Republic Medal" Academician Yuan Longping was held in the Mingde Hall of Mingyangshan Funeral Home in Changsha City.
People from all over went to the funeral home to bid farewell to Academician Yuan Longping for the last time.
The picture shows the farewell ceremony site.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yang Huafeng
The 91-year-old Mr. Yuan Longping spent his entire life in the field holding his trouser legs until he was hospitalized, and he was still concerned about the rice in the experimental field.
This time, the husband may be really tired.
The specially-designed mourning hall for the masses was filled with waves of people.
Pour out a city of flowers, just for the founder.
Flowers and ears of rice filled with blessings are stacked one after another.
This is a farewell ceremony that has started on the afternoon of the 22nd. Some people pushed their suitcases and got off the train at the high-speed rail station. Some people walked to the subway and buses with their blind sticks. Some people asked me to send flowers to takeaway. Come to mourn...
The old man said that from the famine years, he naturally understands the contribution of his husband.
The young student said that he grew up eating the hybrid rice of Grandpa Yuan, thank him for keeping us from experiencing hunger.
When he was young, the husband left with his parents, determined to "eat the biggest thing", and pursued "developing hybrid rice to benefit the people of the world" throughout his life.
Mr. Yuan Longping, who dared to break through and experiment, broke through the shackles of academic viewpoints amidst doubts and began to study hybrid rice in 1964.
Since 1976, hybrid rice achievements have been widely used in China.
At 10 o'clock in the morning on May 24, the farewell ceremony for the remains of the "Father of Hybrid Rice" and "Republic Medal" Academician Yuan Longping was held in the Mingde Hall of Mingyangshan Funeral Home in Changsha City.
People from all over went to the funeral home to bid farewell to Academician Yuan Longping for the last time.
The picture shows the farewell ceremony site.
Photo by Bai Zu
The output of super hybrid rice, which has repeatedly broken new highs, has made Mr.'s "dream of enjoying the coolness under the grass" finally a reality, and it is also benefiting the world.
Nowadays, hybrid rice known as the "Oriental Magic Rice" has been planted on a large scale in countries such as India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United States.
The husband said, "If I don't study hybrid rice, my life will be meaningless."
Now, sleeping on the land he loves, Mr. is asleep.
Before my death, I heard my family sing "My Motherland and Me", and my husband's blood pressure and heart rate rose for a while.
"People are like a seed, to be a good seed."
This is my husband’s belief in life and a true portrayal of him.
The husband left, but sowed countless seeds on the vast land.
In the future, whenever the wind blows the fragrance of rice, we will think of you... (End)