Meng Tai
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Meng Tai (1898–1967) was a Chinese model worker, member of the National People's Congress, and vice director of an Anshan Iron and Steel Company (Angang) iron factory.
Meng Tai was born in Hebei province in 1898.[1]: 214 Meng moved to Manchuria in 1916 and began working at Anshan Ironworks (which was then-Japanese owned) in 1926.[1]: 214
Authorities praised Meng for his enduring hardship to "collect and store thousands of possibly usable bits of scrap, down to nails, pegs or strings of iron wire, and made his co-workers follow his example."[2]: 237 Meng amassed a collection of machine parts which were critical for restoring Angang's Blast Furnace No. 2 in late 1948.[1]: 214 The blast furnace was then nicknamed, "Meng Tai warehouse".[1]: 214
He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1949 and thereafter rose to high ranks at Angang.[1]: 214
On 25 September 1950, Meng was recognized as a model worker representative and met Mao Zedong in Beijing.[1]: 214
Meng was a member of the first National People's Congress in 1954.[1]: 214
In 1957, Meng was appointed the vice director of one of Angang's iron factories.[1]: 214 Meng was recognized as a National Model Worker in 1959.[1]: 214
Meng died in September 1967.[3]