Li Jingxiong (1913-1997), was a plant cell geneticist, maize genetic breeder, and agricultural educator, who born in Suzhou, Jiangsu. He graduated from Zhejiang University in 1936; He obtained a doctoral degree from Cornell University in 1948; Formerly served as a professor at Tsinghua University and Beijing Agricultural University, as well as a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; In 1980, he was elected as an academician of the Biology Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Mr. Li Jingxiong is the founder of the corn breeding industry in New China and also a pioneer in using hybrid advantages to breed hybrid corn varieties in China. He has worked hard in the corn breeding industry for more than half a century and made tremendous contributions to the development of China's corn breeding industry and the improvement of corn varieties. In 1956, the first batch of "Nongdahao" maize double hybrid varieties were bred and widely promoted and applied in production. In the 1970s, "Zhongdan 2", which took three years to cultivate under the leadership of the team, was launched. This variety created huge wealth for the country and won the National Science Conference Award in 1978 and the National Invention First Prize in 1984. The bronze statue of Mr. Li Jingxiong was designed and shaped by Professor Li Xianfeng from our campus art college, and was completed in 2003. It stands on the west side of the National Corn Improvement Center building in the western region. The bronze statue takes a seated full body posture and incorporates realistic modeling techniques into the overall spatial environment. The gentleman was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, looking lively. His eyes behind his wide rimmed glasses flickered with a gentle light, and his amiable face wore a kind smile, gazing affectionately into the distance.