In 1882, Gochiku NAKABAYASHI visited Qing together with YO Genbi (an officer at Qing's Office of Director in Nagasaki), and, visiting Hanson, the mentor of YO Genbi (the mentor of Yang Shoujing as well), was engaged in study of calligraphy there.
明治15年（1882年）中林梧竹が余元眉（よげんび、長崎の清国理事府理事官）とともに渡清し、余元眉の師潘存（はんそん、楊守敬の師でもある）を訪れ、書法の研究に従事した。