1. Wang Jinxi or Wang Chin-hsi was a Chinese model worker and socialist hero known as 'Iron man' Wang, who led No 1205 drilling team at Daqing Oil Field.
14 Facts About Wang Jinxi
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Wang Jinxi served as vice head of the Daqing Drilling Headquarters and became vice director of the Daqing Revolutionary Committee in 1968.
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Wang Jinxi was born in 1923 to a poor peasant family in Yumen City, Gansu Province.
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In 1950, Yumen oil field recruited workers, and Wang Jinxi passed the exam to become one of the first generation of oil drilling workers in the People's Republic of China.
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Wang Jinxi participated in a 10,000-person inauguration ceremony of the oil field, during the international Labor Day.
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In February 1961, Wang Jinxi was assigned as the captain of the second production team of the Drilling Command.
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In 1965, Wang Jinxi was appointed the member of the Standing Committee of the Drilling Party Committee and Deputy Commander of the Drilling Command of the CCP Daqing Committee.
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Wang Jinxi was awarded as one of the 'Five Good Models of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry'.
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Wang Jinxi was mocked at rallies and tortured by the Red Guards, which almost cost him his life.
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Wang Jinxi was vice head of the Daqing Drilling Headquarters and, in 1968, was appointed vice director of the Daqing Revolutionary Committee.
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Wang Jinxi was admitted to the 301 Hospital in Beijing for treatment.
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Wang Jinxi died of cancer in 1970, at the age of 47.
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In 1974, Wang Jinxi's life was made into a feature film The Pioneers[Start An Undertaking].
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The character of Wang Jinxi is played by Wu Gang in the film.