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1876年,美国为庆祝成立一百周年而举行世博会,并邀请中国官方参加。海关税务司赫德派遣时任宁波海关文案的李圭前往。李圭(1842-1903年),遂成为参加世界博览会的官方第一人。当时,清政府派遣李圭参加费城博览会的目的很明确,就是将会内情形详细记述以供国人了解。其实,李圭此行另一个重要的目的就是调查海外华人情况以及生存状况。
In 1876, the United States held a World Expo in celebration of its 100th anniversary and invited Chinese officials to attend. Customs Department of Customs and Hurd dispatched when he was Ningbo customs clerk Li Gui go. Li Gui (1842-1903) became the official first person to attend the World Expo. At that time, the purpose of the Qing government’s dispatch of Li Gui to attend the Philadelphia Expo was very clear, that is, to describe in detail the situation for people to understand. In fact, Li Gui another important purpose of this visit is to investigate the situation of overseas Chinese and their living conditions.