The Medal of the Republic of China is the highest honorary medal of the Republic of China of the People's Republic of China. It is decided by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and awarded by the President of the country in person. Even the signature on the award certificate is Signed by the president of the country. The recipients of the *** and the National Medal are those who have made great contributions to our country, people and party. Not long ago, the 21st meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress decided that in recognition of academician Zhong Nanshan's outstanding contribution in the fight against the new coronavirus epidemic, Zhong Nanshan would be awarded the Medal of the Republic of China and the Medal of the Republic of China. Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu, and Chen Wei have the title of People's Hero. The title of "People's Hero" is a national honorary title and is also the highest honor of our country.

The "Law of the People's Republic of China on National Medals and National Honorary Titles" was implemented on January 1, 2016, and the first batch of people to receive the "National Medal of the People's Republic of China" were in In 2019, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the President signed the presidential order and held the awarding ceremony in person at the Great Hall of the People. There are eight award-winners, namely: Tu Youyou, Yuan Longping, Yu Min, Shen Jilan, Sun Jiadong, Li Yannian, Huang Xuhua, and Zhang Fuqing. These eight people are all outstanding individuals who have made great contributions to China, the Party and the people.

Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", won the first National Science and Technology Award and devoted his life to China's food issues; Tu Youyou, China's first Nobel Prize winner in medicine, discovered and prepared green rice. Artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin; Yu Min, the "father of China's hydrogen bomb", has been anonymous for decades, fighting for China's "most powerful weapon"; Shen Jilan, a national model worker and a national moral model, has worked hard for the sake of mountainous areas Development, for the benefit of the masses, he dedicated his life; Sun Jiadong, the Beidou satellite, and the lunar exploration project are all inseparable from Mr. Sun's efforts; Li Yannian, the people's hero, participated in countless battles, big and small, in his life, with outstanding military exploits, but still maintained the revolution itself ; Huang Xuhua, the father of China's nuclear submarine; Zhang Fuqing, a model of the times and a role model for the people.