Li Shizhen

Author: Zhao Yutao
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: It is hoped that this biography of a famous figure can become a staple classic on the desks of young readers, to be read anytime and anywhere, immersing them in the wisdom and virtue of the ancestors of the Chinese people, nurturing the spirit of the Chinese people like a gentle breeze. Li Shizhen was a Ming Dynasty figure. In his childhood, he was frail and often ill. During his youth, due to eye problems, he failed the imperial examinations three times in a row, which dealt him a heavy blow and led him to abandon literature for medicine. Since childhood, he had a keen interest in observing plants, laying a solid foundation for his later work on compiling Bencao Gangmu; to write this book, he extensively studied ancient and modern herbal and medical texts, traveled to various places to collect specimens, and meticulously made records and corrections, ultimately giving birth to this work of great significance to later pharmacology.