Supreme honor! A Pengfei employee has been named a National Model Worker.

Release Date:

2020-12-03

Dong Qinliang, an employee of the Pengfei Qinhé Houcun Coal Mine, was awarded the title of “National Model Worker” and received the nation’s highest‑level honor.

Recently, the 2020 National Conference on Commendation of Model Workers and Advanced Contributors was solemnly held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Dong Qinliang, an employee of Pengfei Qinhé Houcun Coal Mine, was awarded the title of “National Model Worker,” receiving the nation’s highest honor and showcasing the spirit and demeanor of the Pengfei team to the people across the country.

National Model Workers at Pengfei

Dong Qinliang joined Houcun Coal Mine, the flagship production mine under Pengfei Group, in 2011, and was transferred to the mine’s monitoring center in 2013. Over the years, he has worked diligently and with unwavering dedication in his unassuming role, earning numerous honors, including the Jincheng City May Day Labor Medal, the Shanxi Province May Day Labor Medal, and the Shanxi Province Special‑Grade Model Worker title.

“Honor belongs to all; honor belongs to Pengfei,” says Dong Qinliang, who has deeply internalized the Pengfei spirit and translated the company’s cultural ethos—“loyalty, nobility, unity, and progress”—into concrete actions. Steadily advancing step by step, he has risen from municipal and provincial honors to being recognized as a National Model Worker, thereby championing an era‑defining ethos that celebrates the dignity of labor and the value of skill. His journey inspires countless Pengfei employees to carry forward the cause, strive relentlessly, and write new chapters of glory for workers in the new era.

Labor is the most glorious.

At the commendation conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, “Glory belongs to the working people, and happiness belongs to them as well. Socialism is achieved through hard work, and the new era is forged through striving. All sectors of society must promote a social ethos that honors labor as the most glorious, the most noble, the greatest, and the most beautiful.”

“Happiness is earned through hard work”—this is a phrase that Zheng Peng, Chairman of the Board and President of Pengfei Group, often uses to inspire every member of the Pengfei family. Pengfei respects labor, values knowledge, honors talent, and celebrates innovation. We firmly believe that Dong Qinliang is the first National Model Worker at Pengfei Group, but he will certainly not be the last.

Strive to be model workers of the new era.

Workers in the new era are wise, possessing the courage to innovate boldly, the pioneering spirit to lead the way, and the vigorous, upward‑moving energy of a new generation.

Inspired by the spirit of model workers, Pengfei will continue to strengthen its mechanisms for cultivating innovative talent, proactively foster an environment conducive to the growth of model workers, and strive to nurture nationally recognized role models whose influence extends across industries. By embracing the spirit of model workers and master craftsmen, we will guide all Pengfei employees to remain committed to their posts, pursue excellence with dedication, and contribute to Pengfei’s transformation and development as well as to the cause of socialist construction.