China's Yuan Longping, The father of hybrid rice, The famous agronomist, As a foreigner and as an agronomist in China, I have been here in China for about 5 years, and interestingly my research is on rice crops, so I had read articles about the great Chinese agronomist Yuan Longping. Yesterday I saw in the news and WeChat moments of friends that the famous agronomist Mr. Yuan Longping passed away. Yuan Longping But there is a famous quote that, Heroes never die! As a foreigner, I really love the Chinese nation because there are people like him everywhere. He was a great man and a legend! He was known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s and was regarded as a national hero for boosting grain harvests and helping to feed the world’s most populous country. He is also known as “the father of hybrid rice” . He will always be in our hearts. There is another English quotation “Strong people stand up for themselves, but stronger people stand up for others.” The