a xiangshan (zhongshan), guangdong born chinese compradore named su jiesheng had a chinese wife in guangdong, but he also went to japan and took a japanese concubine and had a child by a japanese maid who gave birth to his son su manshu (1884-1918), who was raised by the concubine but then also raised by the guangdong based wife. the japanese maid left when he was 3 months old so the japanese concubine was called kawai-sen and the boy grew up in yokohama until he was 6 when he was sent to guangdong in china.. he arrived in guangdong in 1889. he went back to japan in 1898 to yokohama and to tokyo in 1902.