15 18, Li Shizhen was born in a medical family. Li Shizhen's grandfather is a clock doctor, carrying a medicine chest all year round and strung a string of bells. Li Shizhen's father, Li Yanwen, is a famous doctor in qi zhou, who has inherited his father's career. My father not only read widely, but also paid attention to practice and had rich clinical experience, so the Li family was deeply respected by local people.

Li Shizhen loved flowers and plants since childhood. Li's backyard is full of peony, peony, narcissus, Fritillaria, dogwood, coltsfoot flower, arrow spring radish and other medicinal materials, all collected by his father from all over the world. The small backyard is full of flowers almost all year round.

At that time, 6-year-old Li Shizhen often followed his father and watered and cultivated herbs with great interest. Soon he knew a lot of herbs: dandelion with yellow flowers, Smilax glabra with white flowers, and morning glory with trumpet-shaped purple flowers. Li Yanwen saw his son's amazing love for flowers and plants, so he patiently answered his son's various questions, and his father also told him the role of many flowers and plants in treating diseases. Father's enlightenment education left a deep imprint on Li Shizhen's young mind: bright and beautiful flowers and plants not only look good, but also can cure diseases. So Li Shizhen became more and more interested in flowers and plants.

As Li Shizhen grew up, he, his brother Guo Zhen and other children went to a wider nature. The Jade Lake in front of the Li family and the nearby Phoenix Mountain are the places they often go to play. There are many flowers and trees on the mountain, and all kinds of flowers, birds, fish and insects by the lake are all good places for Li Shizhen to know about nature at that time. Fisherman, woodcutter and farmer all became his teachers. Li Shizhen not only gained a lot of rich knowledge from them, but also developed a good habit of learning with an open mind and pursuing true knowledge. This is of great significance to his determination to study medicine in the future.

Li Shizhen was diligent and studious since childhood, and was loved by the whole family. Father Li Yanwen also attached great importance to his education. He cultivated his son's interest in pursuing knowledge in various ways. He not only taught Li Shizhen the required books for the exam, but also taught him some medical knowledge. When I go up the mountain to collect herbs, I often take Li Shizhen with me, so that my son can see the growth state of herbs with his own eyes and increase his practical knowledge.