In 1958, he was named an activist for socialist construction by the Ministry of Health;
In 1978, the artemisinin anti-malarial research project won the "National Major Scientific and Technological Achievement Award" from the National Science Conference;
In 1979, the research results of artemisinin won the second prize of the National Invention Award awarded by the State Science and Technology Commission;
In 1984, the successful development of artemisinin was praised by the Chinese Medical Association and others. It is one of the "20 major medical scientific and technological achievements since the founding of the People's Republic of China 35 years ago";
In 1987, it was awarded the Albert Einstein World Science Medal by the World Cultural Council;
In 1992, dihydroartemisinin was rated as one of the "Top Ten National Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards" by the State Science and Technology Commission;
In 1997, dihydroartemisinin was rated as one of the "Top Ten Health Products in New China" by the Ministry of Health. Achievements";
In 2009, he won the third (2009) Tang Syndrome Traditional Chinese Medicine Development Award of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences;
In September 2011, the research results of artemisinin were awarded the Lasker Clinical Medicine Award.