Yuan Youqing, the granddaughter of Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice" and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was born on February 18, 2005.
1. Yuan Youqing's family relationship
Grandfather: Yuan Longping
Yuan Longping (September 7, 1930-May 22, 2021), a well-known agricultural scientist at home and abroad, the pioneer and leader of China's hybrid rice industry, the winner of the "Medal of the Republic", the former director of the National Hybrid Rice Engineering Technology Research Center, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is known as the "father of hybrid rice".
Grandmother: Deng Ze
Deng Ze, female, academician Yuan Longping's student and wife, has three sons after marriage, namely Yuan Ding'an, Yuan Dingjiang, and Yuan Dingyang.
Father: Yuan Dingyang
Yuan Dingyang, male, born on March 14, 1970, Ph.D., is a researcher at Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center and Hunan Agricultural University, and deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice.
Mother: Duan Meijuan
Duan Meijuan, female, born in October 1974, from Lengshuijiang, Hunan Province, is a doctor of science, a second-level researcher, and a doctoral supervisor. She is currently the Secretary of the Party Committee of Hunan Women's University.
2. Yuan Youqing's main learning experience
1. Study in junior high school in Xiangjun Future Experimental School
In junior high school, he studied at Xiangjun Future Experimental School in Changsha City.
2. High school study in Changsha Changjun Middle School
He studied in Changsha Changjun Middle School in Hunan Province.
3. Love sports and learning
Yuan Youqing loves to learn volleyball, table tennis, badminton and swimming, especially in swimming, Yuan Longping, who is proficient in swimming, directly teaches his granddaughter a lot of skills, inheriting the mantle of his grandfather's love for sports, Yuan Youqing loves equestrian sports very much.
3. Yuan Youqing's main experience
1. Yuan Youqing won the first championship gold medal in his career in the 30 cross bar obstacle course in the equestrian competition
In 2021, Yuan Youqing won the gold medal in the 30 cross bar obstacle course of the "I Love My Motherland" equestrian competition, winning the first championship of his equestrian career.
2. Yuan Youqing created theme works to participate in the opening ceremony of the "Transformation - The Power of Seeds" theme exhibition
On September 7, 2023, on the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Academician Yuan Longping and the 50th anniversary of the success of China's indica hybrid rice trilogy, the Longping Rice Museum held a memorial service to deeply cherish the memory of Academician Yuan Longping, and held the opening ceremony of the "Transformation - The Power of Seeds" theme exhibition.
3. Yuan Youqing expressed his admiration for Grandpa Yuan Longping at the "One Seed Changes the World" Original National ** Conference
On the evening of September 13, 2023, the original national ** meeting of "One Seed Changes the World" will make a shocking debut in the Changsha ** Hall, where Yuan Youqing, the granddaughter of Academician Yuan Longping, expressed her admiration for Grandpa Yuan Longping and hoped to become a person like him.