Liu Shouren

Liu Shouren (; 21 March 1934 – 11 June 2023) was a Chinese engineer specializing in wool, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He has been hailed as the "Father of Chinese Fine Wool Sheep".

Liu was a representative of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Honours and awards 1987 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the Breeding of New Chinese Merino Sheep Varieties. 1991 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for the Chinese Merino Sheep (Xinjiang Military Reclamation Type) Breeding System. 1999 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) 2007 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for the New Techniques for Sheep Breeding: Cultivation of New Strains of Merino Meat, Ultra Fine Wool, and Multi Fetal Meat in China. 2008 Science and Technology Innovation Award of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation