The Story of Yuan Longping袁隆平的故事

Chinese children recite a Tang dynasty poem that credits the farmer’s sweat and toil1 for the rice on their plates. They should also acknowledge crop scientist Yuan Longping， the ‘father of hybrid rice’， the higher-yielding crop that feeds billions. He died on 22 May 2021， aged 90.

中國(guó)孩子們常吟誦一首唐詩(shī)，感謝農(nóng)民的辛勤勞作帶來(lái)盤(pán)中美餐。（剩余6536字）