“劳模”主要指工农业战线成绩突出的人物,和“战斗英雄”配享同一级待遇。这一称号在1949年以前的中共根据地就有,比如延安的吴满有。新中国成立后,劳模成为更加引人注目的群体。劳模各地都有,但中西部地区更为突出。他们人数多,地位高,登上政治舞台早,在位时间久,有的从根据地一直贯穿到解放后整个历 “Model worker ” mainly refers to the outstanding achievements of the workers and peasants front-line figures, and “fighting heroes ” with the same treatment. This title was found in the CCP base areas before 1949, such as Wu Man-yan of Yan’an. After the founding of New China, the model worker became a more attractive group. Model workers have all over, but the more prominent in the central and western regions. They have a large number of people, high status, boarded the political arena early, reigned a long time, some from the base has been run through to the entire calendar after liberation