Rewi Alley

Rewi Alley QSO MM (known in China as 路易•艾黎, Lùyì Àilí, 2 December 1897 – 27 December 1987) was a New Zealand-born writer and political activist. A member of the Chinese Communist Party, he dedicated 60 years of his life to the cause and was a key figure in the establishment of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives and technical training schools, including the Peili Vocational Institute (Bailie Vocational Institute or the Beijing Bailie University). Alley was a prolific writer about 20th century China, and especially the communist revolution. He also translated numerous Chinese poems.

Rewi Alley

QSO MM
Portrait of Rewi Alley by Deng Bangzhen. Located in CPAFFC offices, Factory Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. Once in the Italian Embassy, later in Rewi Alley's residence.
Born(1897-12-02)2 December 1897
Springfield, New Zealand
Died27 December 1987(1987-12-27) (aged 90)
Beijing, China
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