Rewi Alley

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

Rewi Alley QSO MM (known in China as 路易•艾黎, Lùyì Aìlí, 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 Bailie Schools and Peili Vocational Institute (now Beijing Bailie University), both named after his mentor Joseph Bailie. Alley was a prolific writer about 20th century China, and especially the communist revolution. He also translated numerous Chinese poems.

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