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Chongqing university honors hybrid rice pioneer Yuan Longping

By Deng Rui and Tan Yingzi in Chongqing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-04-17 21:33

Chongqing's Southwest University inaugurates a new museum complex on April 14, featuring a memorial hall dedicated to the revered agronomist Yuan Longping (1930-2021). [Photo by Qin Tingfu/for chinadaily.com.cn]

The Yuan Longping Memorial Hall centers on the agronomist's lifelong dedication to food security, encapsulated by his famous quote, "People are like seeds, and one must strive to be a good seed."

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