Tributes are laid for the late scientist Yuan Longping at the hybrid rice research centre in Changsha. Photo: Xinhua
Yuan Longping’s funeral draws thousands as China mourns ‘father of hybrid rice’
- Crowds gather in Changsha to pay respects to agronomist whose work developing hybrid rice boosted grain harvests to feed the country
- President Xi Jinping and predecessors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao send wreaths and telegrams, while taxis and buses in Changsha offer free rides
Tributes are laid for the late scientist Yuan Longping at the hybrid rice research centre in Changsha. Photo: Xinhua
