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.
Wang Jinxi in 1966
Wang Jinxi blocking the blowout in the mud pool
Wang Jinxi (left) with Deng Xiaoping (1961)
Wang (right) with Sun Weishi, while rehearsing for the play 'The Rising Sun'
The Daqing Oil Field, formerly romanized as "Taching", is the largest oil field in the People's Republic of China, located between the Songhua river and Nen River in Heilongjiang province. When the Chinese government began to use pinyin for romanization, the field's name became known as Daqing.
Main Building of Daqing Oil Field Co. Ltd.