新中国70年印迹——“中国种子”为解决人类的温饱与健康做出贡献70 Years' Imprint of New China --Seeds of change: How China helped world ward off hunger, poverty For thousands of years, Chinese have regarded rice as their main food crop. After the founding of New China, the problem of lack of food and clothing for millions became a pertinent issue. In the 1960s, Yuan Longping, then a teacher, was determined to use agricultural technology for a breakthrough. In 1973, he and his research team succeeded in breeding hybrid rice, making China the first country to successfully cultivate hybrid rice.
Under his leadership, China's rice production targets of 700, 800 and 900 kilograms per mu were achieved in 2000, 2004 and 2011, and a historic breakthrough of 1,000 kilograms per mu was achieved in 2014. China has also been conducting stride leaps in the research of seawater rice, which is likely to make China's grain production jump to a new level. With just 7% of the world's arable land to feed 22% of the world's population, the cultivation of hybrid rice has not only solved the problem of food for the Chinese, but also made efforts towards ending the world's hunger. Hybrid rice technology invented by China has been widely used abroad, especially in developing countries. It is a significant contribution that ensures international food security and promotes world peace. The Chinese people who overcame hunger and scarcity of clothing now wanted to raise their standard of living. Since the founding of New China 70 years ago, great progress has been made to boost public health. In 1972, Tu Youyou, a Chinese medicine researcher, extracted a kind of crystal from Artemisia annua and named it artemisinin. The discovery of artemisinin has saved the lives of millions of malaria patients worldwide, especially in developing countries. It has made a revolutionary contribution to the treatment and control of this major parasitic infectious disease. In 2015, Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, becoming the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize in Science.
Similarly, in the field of medicine, crystalline bovine insulin was synthesized artificially for the first time in China in 1965. This is the first synthetic crystalline protein with biological activity in the world. It marks an important step forward in the exploration of human life. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, many important scientific research achievements have emerged from the region, which not only guarantee the improvement of living standards, but also provide China-made solutions to the world's problems. From sustenance to clothing and a healthy life, the Chinese have moved step by step with down-to-earth, assiduous research, towards a well-off society. 来源：中国网 长按识别二维码可关注该微信公众平台