| Dedicated: | May 1897 |
| Location: | Riverside Drive, north of Grant’s Tomb |
| Description: | Tablet on plinth |
| Materials: | Bronze, Westerly granite (polished) |
| Dimensions: | H: 2’2″ W: 2’5″ |
| Donor: | Gift of Li Hung-Chang |
Inscription
THIS TREE IS PLANTED / AT THE SIDE OF THE TOMB OF / GENERAL U.S. GRANT, / EX-PRESIDENT OF THE / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, / FOR THE PURPOSE / OF COMMEMORATING HIS / GREATNESS BY / LI HUNG-CHANG, / GUARDIAN OF THE PRINCE, / GRAND SECRETARY OF STATE / EARL OF THE FIRST ORDER, / YANG YU / ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY / AND MINISTER / PLENIPOTENTIARY OF CHINA, / VICE PRESIDENT / OF THE BOARD OF CENSORS’ / KWANG HSU 23RD YEAR, / 4TH MOON, MAY 1897. /
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