 Around 1923, Liu Wanchuan moved to Beijing to make a living and took up advanced studies with Yin Fu's son Yin Yuzhang.He studied with him for eight years.From the early 1930s onward Liu worked as an accountant for a restaurant called YuChun Lou (Jade Spring Restaurant) that was owned by Li Shao'an (1888-1980) (also known as Li MengRui).