42 significant contributors honored medals and titles
Wang Youde, desert fighter, born September 1953
Wang led his colleagues to build 600,000 mu (40,000 hectares) of sand fixation forest and managed to control nearly 1 million mu of quicksand, effectively preventing the expansion of the Maowusu Desert. His work contributed valuable experience to sand prevention and control in China.
Wang Qimin, engineer, born September 1937
Wang, former assistant to general manger of Daqing Oilfield, has always been engaged in scientific research. A theory he advanced led to a technological breakthrough in the development and use of off-surface reservoirs both at home and abroad. Daqing Oilfield from 1976-2002 achieved high and stable production in crude oil, with over 50 million tons produced per year for 27 years, considered a miracle in oilfield development worldwide. Wang was honored as a National Advanced Worker and National Outstanding CPC Member and also received the reform pioneer medal.
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