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为纪念国父,美国政府决定建造华盛顿纪念碑,并于1848年7月4日安放第一块奠基石。总统波尔克亲临开工典礼,并向全世界广征纪念物。当美国政府向中国征集相关的纪念物时,由于中国的封闭和国中人士视野之狭窄,竟无相关可用之物,美国政府颇为失望。而恰在此时,丁韪良通过与张斯桂之交往,得知有一位中国官员对华盛顿不仅非常了解,且发表过相关评论。于是,他购得上等石料制碑,并通过张斯桂得到原
To mark the founding father, the U.S. government decided to build the Washington Monument and laid the first cornerstone on July 4, 1848. President Polk visited the ceremony and extended the monument to the world. When the U.S. government solicited relevant monuments from China, the U.S. government was quite disappointed because there was no relevant thing to do because of China’s closure and the narrow view of the Chinese nationals. Just at this time, Ding Bangliang, through his association with Zhang Ssang-kui, learned that a Chinese official not only knew very well about Washington but also made relevant comments. So, he bought the finest stone monument, and get through the original Zhangsui