Rewi Alley, 路易•艾黎, Lùyì Àilí, QSO, (2 December 1897 – 27 December 1987), was a New Zealand-born writer, educator, social reformer, potter, and member of the Communist Party of China.
Rewi Alley was a prolific western writer about 20th century China, and especially about the Communist revolution. He dedicated 60 years of his life to the cause of the Communist Party of China, and was a key figure in the establishment of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, and technical training schools, including the Peili Vocational Institute in Beijing.
Read more about Rewi Alley: Early Life and Influences, After The Communist Victory, Memorial At Springfield, Private Life
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