Hou Feng

{{Short description|Chinese engineer (1928–2020)}}

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| name = Hou Feng

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|02|03}}

| birth_place = Pingdu, Shandong, China

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|07|1928|02|03}}

| death_place = Tianjin, China

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| fields = Plant breeding

| workplaces = Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS)

| alma_mater = China Agricultural University

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Hou Feng ({{zh|s=侯锋}}; 3 February 1928 – 7 November 2020) was a Chinese engineer specializing in plant breeding.{{cite news|author1=Li Yuan ({{lang|zh|李苑}})|url=http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2020/11/448237.shtm |script-title=zh:侯锋院士逝世 他被农民兄弟称为“黄瓜王” |work=sciencenet.cn |date=8 November 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |language=zh}} He was known for his disease resistant cucumber, which earned him the nickname "Cucumber King" ({{zh|s=黄瓜王|labels=no}}).{{cite news|url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20201108A06JKZ00 |script-title=zh:黄瓜王侯锋院士逝世 |work=qq.com |date=8 November 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |language=zh}} He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and Chinese Society for Horticultural Science (CSHS), and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He was a member of the 6th, 7th and 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.