Yuan Longping
Yuan Longping
Father of hybrid rice
1930-09-07（1930, 7th lunar month, day 15）～ 2021-05-22
Born in Beijing
Three-Pillar ChartBirth hour unknown — three pillars only
Year Pillar
庚午
Element Metal · Fire
NaYin Roadside Earth
Ten Gods Friend
Month Pillar
甲申
Element Wood · Metal
NaYin Spring Water
Ten Gods Indirect Wealth
Day Pillar
庚申
Element Metal · Metal
NaYin Pomegranate Wood
Ten Gods Day Master
Hour Pillar
？？
Hour unknown
Not cast
Day Master
庚Metal
Element distribution (three-pillar count)
Metal 4, Wood 1, Fire 1, Earth 0, Water 0
Chart computed by the MoZhu engine (lunar-javascript); without the hour pillar, luck pillars and yearly cycles can't fully unfold.
Case Review
Original writing · hindsight review · anchored in known history, viewed through chart structure
Geng (庚) Metal is the metal of ore; with Metal at 4 it is extremely firm. Looking back on Yuan Longping, who spent his life working the fields and used hybrid rice to help feed hundreds of millions: his stubborn insistence on “writing papers on the land” reflects the fortitude of someone with strong Metal. The Indirect Wealth revealed in the month pillar — Wealth as the source that sustains life, signifying practicality and results — may be read in research aimed squarely at “growing more grain.”
The Friend in the year pillar signifies standing shoulder to shoulder with peers; he mentored younger researchers throughout his life and was indifferent to fame and gain. His simple conviction that “one seed can change the world” is Geng Metal's firmness applied to people's livelihoods.
This is a cultural retrospective at the level of three pillars, not a fatalistic judgment.
Birth date source:Chinese Wikipedia: “Yuan Longping” (袁隆平)(cross-checked with public records; bio is an original summary)
This case is for traditional-culture study only, not a judgment of any historical figure; schools of interpretation differ, and these conclusions claim no exclusive truth.