Abstract: Initially,a hybrid rice was bred by crossing Minghui 86 as the female parent with Shuhui 527 from Hainan.The cross combination was used as the female parent to breed with Duoxi 1from Fuzhou during late spring in 2003.And,the progeny were planted in a rice-blast-infected field at Shanghang for cultivar-screening.The finally selected plant lines were named Fuhui 656 and subjected to repeat cultivations for several generations in Shaxian and Hainan to assure cultivar stability.Subsequently,this restorer line,Fuhui 656 was bred with 3-line male sterile Taifeng A to result in Taifengyou 656.The new hybrid rice exhibited many desirable characteristics including high grain quality,yield and seed production,as well as good color change during ripening.It has been certified by Fujian Crop Variety Evaluation Committees in 2013.