Hybrid rice, a new high-yield rice variety first developed in China in the 1970s, can produce approximately 20% more per mu than ordinary rice. As a result, it has been dubbed ""Magic Rice"" by Western scientists. This high-quality hybrid rice, cultivated by Chinese researchers through advanced hybridization techniques and extensive experimentation, has not only significantly addressed China's food and eating issues but is also regarded by the global scientific community as a key solution to potential worldwide hunger caused by food shortages in the coming century. Internationally, hybrid rice is even considered China's fifth great invention after the Four Great Inventions and is hailed as the ""Second Green Revolution in global food production."" 杂交水稻是中国于二十世纪70年代在世界范围内首先培育所得到的新型高产水稻品种，其亩产要比普通水稻高出两成左右，因此，被西方科学家称之为""中国魔稻""。这种由中国人通过先进的杂交技术和大量实验所培育出的优质的杂交水稻，不仅仅在很大程度上解决了中国人的粮食和吃饭问题，而且也被世界科学界认为是解决下个世纪粮食问题所带来的世界性饥饿问题的法宝。国际上甚至把杂交水稻当作中国继四大发明之后的第五大发明，被誉为""世界粮食的第二次绿色革命""。 The book provides an overview of the entire process of hybrid rice breeding. The three-line hybrid breeding system laid the theoretical foundation for rice hybridization, while the two-line hybrid breeding system simplified the process. Super rice has set new world records, and promising advancements are being made in hybrid japonica rice, indica-japonica hybridization, and molecular breeding. Additionally, salt-tolerant rice has opened a new era in hybrid breeding, and so on. Presented in the form of documentary-style popular science, the book is rich in detailed materials and offers well-reasoned discussions, showcasing the scientific achievements of rice breeding experts such as Yuan Longping. It highlights their patriotic spirit of prioritizing the nation, their meticulous dedication to truth, their pioneering and innovative mindset, and their persistent commitment to hard work and sacrifice. Unlike biographies of Yuan Longping, this book focuses on the entire hybrid rice breeding process, the context of different time periods, the scientific techniques employed, and valuable historical materials such as photographs, research papers, and correspondence. It emphasizes documentary authenticity, scientific rigor, and practical research insights. This book is highly suitable for inclusion in the collections of universities and colleges. 全书概述了杂交水稻育种的整个过程：三系配套育种奠定了水稻杂交的理论基础，二系配套育种让杂交变得简单，超级稻冲击世界纪录，杂交粳稻、籼粳杂交、分子育种大有可期，海水稻开辟了杂交育种的新纪元，等等。采用纪实科普形式，材料详实丰富，论述有理有据，体现了袁隆平等水稻育种专家苦心孤诣取得的科研成果，以国家为重的爱国精神、一丝不苟的求真精神、开拓进取的创新精神和坚韧执着的奉献精神。不同于袁隆平传记类图书，本书展现整个杂交水稻育种过程，不同时间节点所处的背景，所用的科研技术，图片和论文、信笺等宝贵的史料，突出体现纪实性、科学性、科研借鉴性等。本书非常适合各大专院校作为馆配用书。 Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice in China, has received numerous honors, including the National Special Invention Award, the ""Outstanding Inventor"" Gold Medal from the World Intellectual Property Organization, the UNESCO Science Prize, the Rank Prize, and the Feinstein ""Save the Hungry"" Award from the United States. In 1992, he was conferred the title of ""Meritorious Scientist"" in Huna
