Drone Light Show Staged to Mourn for Academician Yuan Longping

The photo, taken on May 25, shows drones flying in the sky over Changsha, forming a portrait of late Chinese Academician Yuan Longping. (Photo/Gu Pengbo and Gu Rong, Hunan Daily)

On that evening, 520 drones took off from Fujiazhou Isle, Changsha and fabricated various colorful patterns in the sky to mourn for Yuan, known as the "father of hybrid rice”, who passed away on May 22.

The photo, taken on May 25, shows drones flying in the sky over Changsha, forming a picture of Chinese Academician Yuan Longping checking rice. (Photo/Gu Pengbo and Gu Rong, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on May 25, shows drones flying in the sky over Changsha, forming a picture of a rice ear. (Photo/Gu Pengbo and Gu Rong, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on May 25, shows drones flying in the sky over Changsha, forming Chinese characters reading “‘to enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men’, one of Yuan’s two dreams. He had devoted his life to the research and development of hybrid rice”. (Photo/Gu Pengbo and Gu Rong, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on May 25, shows drones flying in the sky over Changsha, forming a picture of Chinese Academician Yuan Longping saying goodbye to his pet cat. (Photo/Gu Pengbo and Gu Rong, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on May 25, shows drones flying in the sky over Changsha, forming Chinese characters reading “Yuan Longping (1930.9-2021.5), a state scholar of no equal”. (Photo/Gu Pengbo and Gu Rong, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on May 25, shows drones flying in the sky over Changsha, forming a portrait of Chinese Academician Yuan Longping. (Photo/Gu Pengbo and Gu Rong, Hunan Daily)

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn