On the 15th, Yuan Longping, the winner of the "Medal of the Republic" and academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, held a memorial meeting and a spirit bone placement ceremony at the tomb of the longevity garden of the Tang Dynasty in Changsha. The old man, who has studied rice all his life and rooted in the soil, sleeps on the land he loves deeply. The ashes of Academician Yuan Longping were covered with the national flag. Photo by Yang Huafeng In sadness and missing, Academician Yuan Longping's family, former colleagues and students came to see him off. Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Liu Xu, Luo Xiwen, Zou Xiaoxue, Liu Zhonghua and Liu Shaojun attended the ceremony. The memorial ceremony of Academician Yuan Longping, sponsored by Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, launched the deep memory of the old gentleman and shared the recent progress of scientific research achievements. The ceremonial team sent Yuan Longping's ashes to the burial place. Photo by Yang Huafeng On May 22 this year, Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", died in Changsha at the age of 91. Pour out a city flower, just for a drink. After the news of Academician Yuan Longping's death was released, all sectors of society were extremely sad. Countless people from all over the country lined up to offer flowers at the funeral home in the rain. On that day, dozens of banners commemorating Yuan Longping were hung at the tomb of the longevity garden of the Tang Dynasty, and a large plaque with "recalling the fragrance of rice thousands of miles and paying tribute to the immortal monument" was very eye-catching. Countless people spontaneously came to see them off. On the special masks they were wearing, Yuan Longping loved to say: "man is like a seed. We should be a good seed." The family members added soil to the burial place. Photo by Yang Huafeng Yuan Longping's favorite song "me and my motherland" was played repeatedly. Holding Yuan Longping's portrait, soul card and flower basket, the etiquette team slowly walked to the cemetery. The procession was followed by three hearses covered with flowers. On the first hearse, Academician Yuan Longping's urn was covered with the national flag, and his family was with him. When the auspicious hour arrived, the placement ceremony of Academician Yuan Longping's spirit bone officially began. All stood in silence, placed funerary objects, and all filial piety and younger generation added soil... The scene was solemn and solemn. After closing the cave, all the staff bowed three times to express their gratitude and thoughts to Academician Yuan Longping, and paid a salute to Academician Yuan Longping's memorial tomb and released peace pigeons. The family members held the urn of Academician Yuan Longping in memory of Yuan Longping. Photo by Yang Huafeng People and students who spontaneously came to mourn lined up to offer flowers. Yuan Yawen, a junior at Hunan Agricultural University, and his classmates were in tears. "Grandpa yuan is our super idol. He is kind, amiable and meticulous in scientific research. At the opening ceremony in 2019, he sent us the" eight character secret "of knowledge, sweat, inspiration and opportunity." Yuan Yawen said that every student of Agricultural University takes Yuan Longping's seed spirit as the driving force, "Grandpa yuan worked hard to develop hybrid rice and didn't give up. We young people can't give up when we encounter difficulties." Yuan Longping liked to play "me and my motherland" on the violin. The cemetery specially arranged professionals to play it on the spot. Upon learning this news, Liao Jing, 29, of the Yangfan string orchestra, volunteered to sign up. At the scene, she and her companions played "me and my motherland" on the violin in the cemetery to see off yuan Lao. "I want to send grandpa yuan on his last trip in my own way. We always like and respect grandpa yuan. He is very kind and has made a lot of contributions to the country," said Liao Jing, who graduated from Hunan Agricultural University. Yuan Longping began to study hybrid rice in 1964. He is not only the pioneer of Hybrid Rice Research and development in China, but also the first scientist in the world to successfully use rice heterosis. He broke through the shackles of classical genetics and successfully bred the world's first practical High-yield Hybrid Rice Variety "Nanyou 2" , it has been popularized and applied in a large area throughout the country since 1976, which has greatly improved the rice yield. The self proclaimed "post-90s" academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering has worked tirelessly for his two well-known dreams - "the dream of enjoying the cool under the grass" and "the dream of hybrid rice covering the world". Fang Zhihui, a student of Yuan Longping and a researcher of the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, told reporters that he has devoted a lot of effort to developing hybrid rice in Africa, especially Madagascar. "We always remember the teacher's teaching that 'rice cannot be grown on computers', and continue to practice his dream of' hybrid rice covering the world ', so that hybrid rice can benefit more people in the world." Fang Zhihui said that after Mr. Yuan leaves, he and his team members will inherit the teacher's will, increase the localized production of hybrid rice seeds in Madagascar, and build a bridgehead for hybrid rice to Africa. People bow to the cemetery of Academician Yuan Longping. Photo by Yang Huafeng At the scene of the placement ceremony of Academician Yuan Longping's spirit bone, the reporter noticed that on the boulder behind the portrait of old yuan, the famous saying of old yuan was engraved: "man is like a seed, we should make a good seed". On the golden tomb cover like rice, there was a bowl of rice and a bowl of rice, which was sent by a farmer entrepreneur in Anjiang town named Hu Shuanghui. "Rice and rice are old yuan's favorites. I send him off in the way of farmers," Hu Shuanghui said. Although yuan Lao has left, the hybrid rice business he cares about is still moving forward. At present, the annual yield of the newly bred third generation hybrid rice per mu has reached 1530.76 kg, and the demonstration of saline alkali tolerant hybrid rice has also made phased progress. Hybrid rice has been widely planted in India, the United States, Brazil and other countries. As Liu Xugong, academician of the Chinese Academy of engineering, said when reading the memorial: "the scientist who loves the people, is simple and indifferent to fame and wealth, the elderly who is low-key and generous, is also a teacher and friend, and the Academician Yuan Longping, who is the winner of the Republic Medal who will be diligent and persistent in pursuing dreams, has left forever, but he seems to have never left us, and he will always live in our hearts." (Xinhua News Agency)