Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist and educator. He is known for developing the first hybrid rice （杂交水稻）. He was born in Beijing in 1930. He loved playing the erhu, swimming and motorcycling. He graduated （毕业）, Hunan Province.
In 1960, a very serious food shortage happened in China. A large number of people died of hunger and illnesses. Yuan Longping could hardly fall asleep at night. He thought it was time for him to do something for his country and people. He decided to find a way to solve the problem. Since then, he had devoted（奉献，投身）
He kept on his research. Now the "Super Rice" yields over 1, 100 kilograms each mu. Chinese people have enough rice to eat, and hybrid rice has also brought good news to the people of many other countries all over the world.
By the achievements, Yuan Longping is called "The Father of Hybrid Rice".
