“Iron Man” Wang Jinxi

◎黑龍江省大慶市林甸縣第二中學 王銘晗 指導教師：王 騫

大慶精神（鐵人精神）孕育產生于20 世紀60 年代初的大慶石油會戰，概括地說就是“愛國、創業、求實、奉獻”。大慶精神（鐵人精神）是黑龍江文化的一面旗幟，承載著這座城市的奮斗歷程。

The iron man spirit was born in the Petroleum Campaign( 石油會戰) in Daqing in the early 1960s, which can be summarized as“patriotism, entrepreneurship, truth-seeking and dedication”.

“Iron Man” Wang Jinxi was born in a poor family in Yumen, Gansu Province in October 1923.When he was young, he was too poor to go to school.In 1938, at the age of 15, Wang Jinxi entered Yumen Petroleum Company as a worker.After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, he worked hard and became a drilling( 鉆井) captain.At that time, the petroleum industry faced a severe situation.For the lack of oil, buses had to use gas as fuel.When he went to Beijing for a meeting, Wang Jinxi saw that the buses in Beijing were carrying gas packs.And he was very worried about the lack of oil.When he heard the news of the discovery of large oilfields in Northeast China, he made up his mind to work there.In February 1960,Wang Jinxi and his team came to Daqing to mine( 開采) for oil.At that time, the conditions were very difficult.When they were short of water, he took the whole team to use the basins to carry water from the pool several kilometers away.Without a crane, he used his own body as a crane.When the cement(水泥) couldn’t come apart, he jumped into the mud pool and mixed it with his body.Under his leadership, all the installation(設備) was completed in only 6 days.The landlord(房東)found that Wang Jinxi came back at midnight and left before dawn.She said, “Working all day and all night, Wang Jinxi is really an ‘iron man’!”

Like a real “iron man”, Wang Jinxi devoted himself to his work.With the efforts of oil workers, Daqing oilfield has become the largest oilfield in China and has made great contributions to the development of China.The iron man spirit is important in the past,present and future.