Wang Jinxi


Wang Jinxi 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".
In 1974, Wang's life was made into a feature film The Pioneers. Zhang Lianwen played the starring role of Zhou Tingshan, modelled after Wang Jinxi.