The man who dug the well was Chairman Mao. The entire sentence is "Don't forget the well digger when you are drinking water, and always miss Chairman Mao."
Source: There is a village outside Ruijin called Shazhouba. Chairman Mao lived there when he was leading the revolution in Jiangxi. . There are no wells in the village, so the villagers have to go far away to fetch water. Chairman Mao led the soldiers and villagers to dig a well. After liberation, the villagers erected a stone tablet next to the well, which was engraved with: "Don't forget the man who dug the well when drinking water, and always miss Chairman Mao."
Extended information:
1. "Don't Forget the Well Digger" is a narrative essay that has been included in the Chinese textbooks of the People's Republic of China and primary schools. The work tells the story of Chairman Mao leading people to dig deep wells in Shazhouba when he was leading the revolution in Jiangxi, expressing his gratitude and admiration to his ancestors.
2. Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 - September 9, 1976), whose pseudonym was Runzhi (originally Yongzhi, later changed to Runzhi), and his pen name Ziren. A native of Xiangtan, Hunan. Leader of the Chinese people, Marxist, great proletarian revolutionist, strategist and theorist, main founder and leader of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China, poet, calligrapher Home.
3. Mao Zedong guided China onto the path of socialist development and established the basic socialist system. Mao Zedong led the Chinese people to open up the road to socialist modernization and began a new era of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation along the socialist road.
4. Mao Zedong established the ruling status of the Communist Party of China and made unremitting explorations to maintain the advanced nature and ruling status of the Marxist party. It established New China's status as a major power in the world and made unremitting efforts to create an independent peaceful diplomacy.
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia_Drawing water does not forget the man who dug the well Baidu Encyclopedia_Chairman Mao