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Petroleum worker
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
8 October 1923
Death:
15 November 1970
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Biography
Wang Jinxi (simplified Chinese: 王进喜; traditional Chinese: 王進喜; pinyin: Wáng Jìnxǐ; 8 October 1923 - 15 November 1970) was a Chinese model worker and socialist hero known as 'Iron man' Wang, who led No. 1205 drilling team at Daqing Oil Field. He was the subject of a 1964 documentary Tieren, "Iron Man".