This day, 27 December, in 1987, Rewi Alley died of illness in Beijing. A Kiwi born in 1897, Alley came to China in 1927 where he would initiate the Gung Ho Movement, the promoting thereof seeing him walk or ride 30,000 kilometres across 16 provinces. An honorary citizen of both Beijing and Gansu, after Alley’s death, Deng Xiaoping wrote the inscription, “The great internationalist fighter will live forever”.
1987年12月27日的这一天，Rewi Alley在北京因病去世。 Alley出生于1897年，是新西兰人，1927年来到中国，在那里他发起了Gung Ho运动，他在16个省内步行或骑行3万公里。 作为北京和甘肃的荣誉公民，在阿利去世后，邓小平写下了铭文：“伟大的国际主义战士将永生”。
