Columbia is supposed to hold three precious treasures for Chinese people. One is the oil paintings of Hu Shih, another is a tree planted personal ly by the Ch'ing dynasty statesman Li Hung-chang, and the third is a plaque presented by Li Yuan-hung, an early president of the Republic of China.
傳說中國人在哥大有三個寶藏：一是胡適的油畫，一是清朝李鴻章手植的樹，還有黎元洪以總統名義贈送的匾額。