Herb gatherers central to traditional Chinese medicine.

This is a mountain range in Dawei Mountain. Today we picked four or five kinds of herbs. We picked gold, shilanteng, and daluosan. I'm Liu Liang, the sixth generation of herb pickers in Hulan, Liuyang, and Liu's Herbs. The season for picking herbs is particular. For example, in spring, we pick flowers. In summer, we pick leaves. In autumn, we pick fruit. In winter, we pick roots. Now it's autumn. There are some vines on the thick trees. For example, this shilanteng. We often see wild boars, poisonous snakes, and wolves in the mountains. So sometimes we need to be very careful. Today we are picking shilanteng. It's actually a very dangerous thing. Give me the knife. It's a very steep hill. There is water on the stone. It's not easy to walk here. Dad, why can't I see it? Take a closer look. Slowly. I see it. You have to put out your hand. Use the knife to loosen the stone wall. Then you can take out the stone. Although it's hard on the road, we can eat rice and rest here. The water is so sweet. Let's keep going. Let's go. I went up the mountain with my father when I was 13 years old. There is a rule in our family. When we go up the mountain, we need to keep the seedlings. We need to pick the big ones and keep the small ones. We need to pick the dense ones and keep the uncooked ones. This year, we will go to the original place We will pick the big roots of this Ulong Baiwei, and leave a small root there. After a few years, it will grow up. If we see one that is particularly dense, we will plant it again. Just like we plant vegetables. Divide it up. In this way, it will have more room to grow. When we pick herbs, we will pick some and leave some for others to pick. Maybe the herbs picked by others will save others' lives. Just like people, we can't do everything. We need to leave some room for others. I think people and nature have a very close relationship. Just like when we pick herbs, it will destroy the vegetation. Then your herbs will be directly affected. Because they all grow together. Nature has given us a very good treasure trove. So we need to have such a reverence and harmonious relationship with nature to protect it.