Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
    Culture
    Home / Culture / Music and Theater

    Father of hybrid rice celebrated in music

    By Chen Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-08-30 15:41
    Share
    Share - WeChat
    A rehearsal for the concert, titled One Seed Changes the World, at the China National Traditional Orchestra concert hall on Aug 24. [Photo provided to China Daily]

    Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", who died in 2021 at the age of 91, will be commemorated by the China National Traditional Orchestra in a concert, titled One Seed Changes the World, featuring new music commissioned specifically.

    Sponsored by the municipal government of Huaihua, a city in Hunan province, the new music has been written by a group of composers led by the renowned Du Mingxin, and will premiere in Beijing on Sept 4 under the baton of Wang Fujian.

    Following its premiere, the concert will also be performed in Changsha and Huaihua on Sept 13 and 15.

    Yuan was respected for the breakthroughs he made in developing the genetic materials and technology essential to breeding high-yield hybrid rice varieties.

    Conductor Wang Fujian during the rehearsal. [Photo provided to China Daily]

    Born in 1930 in Beijing, and raised in an era of war and famine, Yuan saw for himself the despair of people displaced from their homes after losing their land. When he applied for university, he decided to study agriculture and after graduation, he was assigned to teach at an agriculture school in a remote town in Huaihua, where he contributed to national development by disseminating agricultural knowledge and techniques.

    Between 1959 and 1961, China experienced food shortages. Yuan began to research hybrid rice in 1964, and succeeded in cultivating the world's first high-yield hybrid strain in 1973. His research has been used all over the country since the mid-1970s, and has led to national rice yields increasing greatly.

    In addition to being a scientist, Yuan also loved music and played the violin.

    According to Zhao Cong, a veteran pipa (Chinese lute) player and president of the China National Traditional Orchestra, the concert is divided into seven chapters, telling the story of Yuan and paying tribute to his achievements and contributions to the country.

    The concert will also feature musical elements from Hunan province, including ethnic Miao and Dong folk songs.

    A rehearsal for the concert, titled One Seed Changes the World, at the China National Traditional Orchestra concert hall on Aug 24. [Photo provided to China Daily]
    Most Popular
    Top
    BACK TO THE TOP
    English
    Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
    License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

    Registration Number: 130349
    FOLLOW US
    久久久久亚洲AV无码网站| 最近2019免费中文字幕6| 视频一区二区中文字幕| 无码国产福利av私拍| 中文字幕在线视频播放| 69久久精品无码一区二区| 中文字幕无码高清晰| 国模无码一区二区三区| 国产成年无码AV片在线韩国| 2022中文字幕在线| 日韩电影无码A不卡| 无码午夜人妻一区二区三区不卡视频 | 中文字幕免费视频一| 天码av无码一区二区三区四区| 亚洲人成网亚洲欧洲无码久久| 波多野结衣在线中文| 天堂在线最新版资源www中文| 国产av无码专区亚洲av桃花庵| 亚洲AV区无码字幕中文色| av无码人妻一区二区三区牛牛| 最好看最新的中文字幕免费| 中文字幕无码一区二区免费| 潮喷失禁大喷水aⅴ无码| 色综合AV综合无码综合网站| 国产av无码专区亚洲av果冻传媒 | 人妻少妇精品中文字幕av蜜桃| 久久久久久亚洲精品无码| 国产成人A人亚洲精品无码| 无码中文人妻视频2019| 亚洲Av永久无码精品三区在线| 中文字幕在线免费看线人| 亚洲日韩VA无码中文字幕 | 中文字幕精品亚洲无线码一区应用| 日本中文字幕免费高清视频| 久久久久久综合一区中文字幕| 欧美激情中文字幕综合一区| 国产中文欧美日韩在线| 99高清中文字幕在线| 日本免费中文视频| 精品中文高清欧美| 亚洲天堂中文字幕在线|