Rewi Alley, 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 probably wrote more than any other foreigner 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 "Gung-ho" (industrial cooperatives), … Wikipedia
After the death of George Hogg in 1945, Alley became headmaster and remained in Shandan until Liberation (i.e. Mao Zedongs Communist overthrow of the Nationalist Guomintang) in 1949. www.nzedge.com/heroes/alley.html
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Rewi Alley (1897-1987) is an enigmatic figure in New Zealand literature and history. Although celebrated as an iconic New Zealander, he spent sixty of his ninety years in China and was a staunch ally of the Chinese Communist party, becoming a  ... w www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=88
