A mourner holding a portrait of Bei Shizhang pays his respect to Bei Shizhang during the farewell ceremony at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 4, 2009. Bei Shizhang, considered as the "Father of Biophysics" in China, was born in Oct. 10, 1903, at Zhenhai county of east China鈥檚 Zhejiang Province. He was the founder, the first chief director and honorary director of CAS鈥檚 Biophysics Institute. He was also a pioneer of China鈥檚 cytology and embryology sciences. The asteroid 31065 Beishizhang was named after him on the occasion of his 100th birthday.