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Show China's 'Grand Old Man Li Hung Chang was known as the "Grand Old Man of China." He played the most important part in China's affairs for over 40 years, representing his government and extending its foreign relations with ,skill and wisdom. He held the highest high-est official rank of any man below the emperor, first grand secretary of state. When, in 1899, he returned to China after a visit to the United States, he received the order of the Double Dragon, a distinction seldom conferred upon any one not a member mem-ber of the royal family. |