Tian Yongtai, who is called "Father of Daohuaxiang" by Wuchang people, has an alias: "Yuan Longping" in the northeast. Chatting with Wada Yoshita, you will often be stunned by his "spoken words". For example, "pressing the ring" refers to the curvature of the ear sag; "land" refers to going to the ground to see the growth of the crop; "material" means doing Rice seed for experiment.

The road was dusty and the rice waves were on both sides of the road. At noon on July 18, Tian Yongtai stood straight on the side of the road and waited for reporters. From a distance, it was not like an old man who was over 70 years old. In 1945, the 6-year-old Tian Yongtai took his family from South Qingshan, South Korea to the northeast of China. At that time, the northeast soldiers were in a mess, and Tian Yongtai only vaguely remembered that they were sitting on a small train from one place to another, and fell in a place called Longfeng Mountain. In 1966, 25-year-old Tian Yongtai married his wife in Longfengshan Township, Wuchang City, and served as the captain of the production team.

At that time, the age was not good and I was always hungry. In the summer of 1969, the production team's rice fields got rice blast, and the autumn granules were not harvested. This was ruined and it was ruined at the time. "Tian Yongtai of Korean descent has already had a thorough Northeastern word."

"Don't say that the rations are not settled, even the next year's rice varieties have become a problem. So, I decided to go to the 'land' to find mature rice that can be used as rice seeds." Tian Yongtai went out every day and went to the ground with dry food. Look for available rice seeds. After a few days, he almost traveled all the rice fields and found no "target." At noon on the seventh day, only one piece of land had not gone. The disheartened Tian Yongtai sat on the ditch and took out the dry food for lunch. Suddenly, Tian Yongtai discovered that in the southwest direction of his own, a cluster of golden rice ears swayed in the wind between the dry rice...

Tian Yongtai brought this accidentally found rice ear back home. After careful observation, the rice ear is a very rare variety. There are 12 rice ears, and the rice grain is round, crystal clear and white. Twelve rice ears were divided into 7 rows and planted in the ground. In autumn, the 7 rows of rice ears became 48 kg seeds. By the autumn of 1951, 48 pounds of seeds had turned into a fragrant 5,000-ton rice pad. In 1951, with 7 rows of rice ears, Tian Yongtai called the rice seeds he cultivated "517". In the next nine years, "517" was widely cultivated in the vast rice fields of Wuchang, and became the life-saving food for all five ordinary people.

Later, due to the research results in rice varieties, Tian Yongtai was transferred to the May 7th University as vice president. "Once I went back to Longfengshan, the old man of the production team took my hand and said, Laotian, you are coming back, '517' is not there." It turned out that due to years of cultivation, there was no timely breeding and breeding, plus serious The rice blast, the delicious "517" has ceased to exist. Since then, Tian Yongtai has once again invested in the systematic selection of rice seeds. In the early 1980s, he was transferred to the Longfengshan Agricultural Machinery Station as the stationmaster, which made him bear the fate of life with rice seeds. What really makes Wuchang Rice famous in the world is the long grain rice "93-8" that he cultivated in 1993. Long-grain rice has always been grown in the south. In the cold northeast, no one has ever seen long-grain rice in the ground. However, Tian Yongtai has repeatedly tested and repeatedly screened it.

"93-8 is not only a long grain, but also a very soft mouthfeel and aroma. Its original species was discovered by chance when I went to the ground, and it was also found on the ground of 517, also in my southwest direction. Not my superstition But I would rather be 517 and come back." Tian Yongtai told reporters that the advent of "93-8" was not only recognized by the department, but also praised by the general public. Later, "93-8" was named "Five Youdao No.1". Since 1994, it has been planted in large areas. Since then, the delicious name of Wuchang rice has spread all over the country.

In 1999, the advent of "Taohuaxiang 2" brought Tian Yongtai's breeding career to a new height, and more incredible ones became reality one by one. "This official name is called 'Wuyoudao No. 4'. The new variety is called 'Taohuaxiang' because the rice is too fragrant, even the leaves and rice flowers are fragrant, and it inherits 93-8. All the genes have an indescribable scent, and more importantly, he is almost never sick."

Excited, Tian Yongtai also had his own concerns. "'Taohuaxiang 2' has been planted for 11 consecutive years. Although the quality is still good, but who can guarantee when it will mutate and lose its original quality? Therefore, the cultivation of new varieties is imminent."

At present, Tian Yongtai leads his son and daughter-in-law to concentrate on scientific research, and new varieties are being tested repeatedly. On the morning of July 19, the reporter came to Tian Yongtai's rice plantation plantation. In about 10 acres of rice fields, more than a dozen different rice varieties showed their own growth posture.