What is the highest medal of honor in China at present? Who won? What's it about?

* * * The National Medal is a kind of medal awarded by the people of China and the government of China, and it is the highest level in the current national medal and national honor system.

Awarded to "outstanding people who have made great contributions to Socialism with Chinese characteristics's national construction and national defense".

Decided by NPC Standing Committee and awarded by President People's Republic of China (PRC). The medal was first awarded on September 29th, 20th19th.

1, Yu Min

Main contributions: Long-term leadership and participation in the theoretical research and design of nuclear weapons have filled the gap in China's nuclear theory and made outstanding contributions to the breakthrough of hydrogen bombs.

2. Shen Jilan

Main contributions: Actively safeguarding women's labor rights in New China, advocating and promoting "equal pay for equal work for men and women" to be written into the Constitution. Since the reform and opening up, we have been brave in reform and bold in innovation, and have made great contributions to the development of agriculture and rural collective economy, the promotion of economic construction in the old areas, and the poverty alleviation of the people in the old areas.

3. Sun Jiadong

Main contributions: As the chief designer of the first phase of the lunar exploration project, one of the pioneers of artificial satellite technology and deep space exploration technology in China has made outstanding contributions to China's breakthrough in satellite basic technology, satellite return technology, geostationary orbit satellite launch and fixed-point technology, navigation satellite networking technology and deep space exploration technology.

4. Li Yannian

Main contributions: Participated in more than 20 battles such as the War of Liberation, the suppression of bandits in Xiangxi, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and the counterattack against Vietnam. He is a war hero who has made great contributions to the establishment of new China and the defense of new China. After leaving the army, he kept his original heart, fighting spirit and true colors, actively carried forward the fine revolutionary tradition, and fully displayed the glorious image of a revolutionary veteran and an old fighting hero.

5. Zhang Fuqing

Main contributions: In the hail of bullets in the War of Liberation, he charged ahead, fought bloody battles, and made meritorious military service repeatedly. 1955 after job-hopping, he volunteered to work in laifeng county, the most remote place in Hubei, and devoted his life to poor mountainous areas. For more than 60 years, he remained anonymous and buried himself in his work, even his children didn't know his great achievements.

6. Yuan Longping

Main contributions: devoted all his life to the research, application and popularization of hybrid rice technology, invented "three-line method" indica hybrid rice, successfully studied "two-line method" hybrid rice, and established a super hybrid rice technology system, which made outstanding contributions to China's food security, agricultural science development and world food supply.

7. Huang Xuhua

Main contributions: I have been unknown for decades, devoted my life to the cause of nuclear submarines in China, and made outstanding contributions to the development and leap-forward development of nuclear submarines. In a deep diving test, regardless of his personal safety, he personally took the product to the limit as the chief designer.

8. Tu Youyou

Main contribution:? For more than 60 years, he devoted himself to the research and practice of traditional Chinese medicine, led the team to overcome difficulties, discovered artemisinin, solved the problem of the failure of antimalarial drug treatment, and made important contributions to the scientific and technological innovation of traditional Chinese medicine and human health. 9. Zhong Nanshan

Main contributions: Long-term commitment to the research, prevention and treatment of major respiratory infectious diseases and chronic respiratory diseases, with fruitful results and outstanding achievements. After the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic, he dared to speak out, put forward the phenomenon of "human-to-human transmission", emphasized strict prevention and control, and led the writing of COVID-19's diagnosis and treatment plan, which made outstanding contributions in epidemic prevention and control, severe treatment and scientific research.

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Medal design

"* * and National Emblem" is dominated by red and gold, decorated with national emblem, five-pointed star, Yellow River, Yangtze River, mountain peaks, peony and other elements, and decorated with Chinese knots, ruyi and orchids. The whole medal is made by cold pressing, filigree inlaying, enamel and other processes, which symbolizes the great contribution made by medal winners to the construction and development of the country.

Praise the highest honor of the country, bless the prosperity of the motherland, and mean that people of all ethnic groups in the country will unite as one and build the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.