American Mission, Ningpo, China Level: 220-ft. Donor: American Mission, Ningpo, China Dates: 1853/1885 Original materials: not identified, black paint in characters Dimensions: 4' 5 x 3' 5 Sculptor/Carver: not known Original inscription: [text in Chinese] Translation of text: Su-Ki-Yu, by imperial appointment, lieutenant governor of the Province of Fuh Kun, in his Universal Geography, says: “It is evident that Washington was a remarkable man. In devising plans he was more decided than Chin-Sing or Wu-Kang; in winning a country, he was braver than Tsau-Tsau or Lin Pi. . . . Among the people of
American Mission, Ningpo, China Level: 220-ft. Donor: American Mission, Ningpo, China Dates: 1853/1885 Original materials: not identified, black paint in characters Dimensions: 4' 5 x 3' 5 Sculptor/Carver: not known Original inscription: [text in Chinese] Translation of text: Su-Ki-Yu, by imperial appointment, lieutenant governor of the Province of Fuh Kun, in his Universal Geography, says: “It is evident that Washington was a remarkable man. In devising plans he was more decided than Chin-Sing or Wu-Kang; in winning a country, he was braver than Tsau-Tsau or Lin Pi. . . . Among the people of the Great West, can any one man, in ancient or modern times, fail to pronounce Washington peerless?” This stone is presented by a company of Christians and engraved at Ningpo, in the Province of Che Heang, China, this third year of the reign of the Emperor He-en Fung, sixth month and seventh day [July 12, 1853]. [abbr., FH]
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