His style name was Min'gai (敏陔), and his art name was Yilu (艺庐).

[1] He returned to China in 1908, he worked as an engineer at Guangdong-Hubei Railway Bureau, and later became the factory director of Jinling Arsenal.

In 1913, he was appointed as president of Hunan University, and held that office until 1923.

[1] Hunan University's motto, "Seeking Truth from Facts and Daring to be Pioneers" (Chinese: 实事求是敢为人先), was founded by Bin Bucheng.

In January 1938, he served as president of Guomin Daily (Chinese: 国民日报).