People line up to pay their homage to deceased scientist Yuan Longping at the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 24, 2021. The top rice scientist, who developed the first hybrid rice strain that relieved countless people of hunger, died of organ failure at 91 in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, last Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
People pay their homage to deceased scientist Yuan Longping at the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, May 24, 2021. The top rice scientist, who developed the first hybrid rice strain that relieved countless people of hunger, died of organ failure at 91 in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, last Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
People bid farewell to deceased scientist Yuan Longping at the Mingyangshan funeral parlor in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 24, 2021. China held a memorial service for Yuan Longping, known as the father of hybrid rice, Monday morning. The top rice scientist, who developed the first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973, died of organ failure at 91 last Saturday in Changsha. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
People are seen on their way to bid farewell to deceased scientist Yuan Longping at the Mingyangshan funeral parlor in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 24, 2021. China held a memorial service for Yuan Longping, known as the father of hybrid rice, Monday morning. The top rice scientist, who developed the first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973, died of organ failure at 91 last Saturday in Changsha. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Deng Ze, wife of deceased scientist Yuan Longping, attends his funeral at the Mingyangshan funeral parlor in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 24, 2021. China held a memorial service for Yuan Longping, known as the father of hybrid rice, Monday morning. The top rice scientist, who developed the first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973, died of organ failure at 91 last Saturday in Changsha. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
People lay flowers to pay their homage to deceased scientist Yuan Longping at the Mingyangshan funeral parlor in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 24, 2021. China held a memorial service for Yuan Longping, known as the father of hybrid rice, Monday morning. The top rice scientist, who developed the first high-yield hybrid rice strain in 1973, died of organ failure at 91 last Saturday in Changsha. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
People pay homage to deceased scientist Yuan Longping at the Hainan base of China National Hybrid Rice R&D Center in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, May 24, 2021. The top rice scientist, who developed the first hybrid rice strain that relieved countless people of hunger, died of organ failure at 91 in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhou Jiayi)
