Nature-loving Gaugin is said to have detested the presence of Chinese on the island because, Tahitians affirm, "the Chinese are good at doing business" --and an IOU from Gaugin to a Chinese is still preserved in the Gaugin Museum on the island.
據說熱愛自然的高更討厭同時出現在島上的華人，查詢於大溪地人，說是因為「華人會做生意」；大溪地高更博物館中還保存著高更向華人借貸的字條。