People Mourn for Yuan Longping at Anjiang Agricultural School

The photo, taken on May 24, shows people bowing to mourn for Yuan Longping at the hybrid rice memorial park at Anjiang Agricultural School, where Yuan developed hybrid rice.

Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that relieved countless people of hunger, died of organ failure at 91 on May 22, 2021. In these days, people from all walks of life went to the school in succession to condole on Yuan’s passing away. (Photo/Yang Xijian, Xiang Hua)

The photo, taken on May 24, shows people presenting flowers to mourn for Yuan Longping at the hybrid rice memorial park at Anjiang Agricultural School, where Yuan developed hybrid rice.

Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that relieved countless people of hunger, died of organ failure at 91 on May 22, 2021. In these days, people from all walks of life went to the school in succession to condole on Yuan’s passing away. (Photo/Yang Xijian, Xiang Hua)

The photo, taken on May 24, shows people presenting flowers to mourn for Yuan Longping at the hybrid rice memorial park at Anjiang Agricultural School, where Yuan developed hybrid rice.

Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that relieved countless people of hunger, died of organ failure at 91 on May 22, 2021. In these days, people from all walks of life went to the school in succession to condole on Yuan’s passing away. (Photo/Yang Xijian, Xiang Hua)

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday.cn