He was one of the first oil drillers in New China and led the team to drill the first oil well in Daqing. In order to solve the shortage of water supply, he led the workers to break the ice to get water; when the blowout suddenly occurred, he jumped into the cement slurry pool despite his leg injury and stirred the mud with his body. Today, in 1970, Wang Jinxi died of illness at the age of 47. The Iron Man has fallen, but his tenacious will and soaring energy have been cast into an eternal monument! Miss, salute!
Source: CCTV News
![Wang Jinxi: "Iron Man" sleeps forever, and the spirit lives on forever[fig]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=)