He widely communicated with top scholars and literatus of the time, such as Shuchang LI, Qing minister to Japan, Xiaoxu ZHENG, Qing secretary, Changshu WU, Zhenyu LUO, Konan NAITO, Naoki KANO, Tsuyoshi INUKAI, Taneomi SOEJIMA and so on.
駐日清国公使の黎庶昌・書記官鄭孝胥・呉昌碩・羅振玉・内藤湖南・狩野直喜・犬養毅・副島種臣などの当時一流の学者や文人と交遊をひろめた。