Remembering Mr. Yuan Longping, the "Dream of China's Grain"

You,

were the founding father of indica rice;

you filled China's granaries.

Hybrid rice

was the pride of your life;

you once dreamed of resting in the shade beneath the rice stalks;

now, that dream has come true.

You witnessed the modernization of agriculture,

accompanying the Chinese people into the new century,

and watching China's hundred-year journey.

This unworthy younger generation

wishes to follow in your footsteps,

and see the Double Two Hundred dream come true!

May we carry on your aspirations,

and restore our prosperous age, welcoming spring's splendor.