Li Liufang was born in an official family in Nanxiang, Jiading in the third year of Wanli (1575). He was originally from She County, Huizhou Prefecture, South Zhili (now Nanfeng, She County, Anhui Province). His grandfather Li Wenbang was the ancestor of Qianxiang. He served as the commander of Chengshan Guard and was awarded the title of Duke. His father, Li Rujun, is a student in the county. Uncle Li Rujie was a Jinshi in Jiajing and an official in Anji Province. Cousin Li Xianfang. Wanli Jinshi, Sichuan Councilor. There are four Li Liufang brothers: the eldest brother Li Yuanfang, a poet in Zhusheng; the middle brother Li Mingfang is a Wanli Jinshi and a common scholar of Hanlin Academy; the younger brother Li Sanfang is the Prime Minister of Dinghai County. Li Liufang ranked third and was known as Li Sanchangheng.

When Li Liufang was a teenager, he hid in Donglin Nunnery, studied hard, and aspired to become an official in the imperial examination. In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli (1606), he passed the imperial examination at the age of 32. Later, he went to Beijing twice to take part in the palace examination but failed. At that time, the imperial court was controlled by the eunuch Wei Zhongxian and his followers, and his career was unpredictable. Feeling discouraged, he returned to his hometown and built his own "Tan Garden", abandoning his official career. He often visited the West Lake in Hangzhou, painting while visiting the lake, and wrote a series of inscriptions and postscripts, showing the demeanor of a distinguished scholar. He is an upright person, his poetry style is fresh and natural, and his literary works are among the best among scholars. When Wei Zhongxian built the shrine, he did not go there to worship. He said to others: "Worshiping is a temporary event, but not worshiping is an eternal event."

Li Liufang and Cheng Jiasui are as famous for their poetry, calligraphy and painting. Li once said to his friend Qian Qianyi: "It is the first pleasure in my life to watch Mengyang (Cheng Jiasui) recite poems and paint in a boat in a jingshe, with a clear window to see myself." Qian Qianyi said: "I have two pleasures, "In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), Qian Qianyi was released and he sat in the tent to discuss the paper. When Li Liufang heard the news, he held his pillow and sighed: "This can't be done."

< p>Li Liufang died in Tanyuan on leap April 3, the second year of Chongzhen (1629), at the age of fifty-five. Qian Qianyi wrote "Li Changheng's Epitaph", Cheng Jiasui wrote elixirs, Song Jue wrote seal covers, and Hou Dong once wrote "Li Changheng's Memorial Essay". Lin Dazhong, a poet from Jiading in the Qing Dynasty, praised him in a poem: "Recalling the late Ming Dynasty, there were many skills in the official career. Many high-ranking scholars despised them, and they could not get out alone. The writing of poems can be pure, and the paintings are also anecdotal. Don't pay homage to the eternal events, and the famous quotes are extremely simple. . He was filial, honest and worried about the country, so he died after vomiting blood.

Dong Qichang, a great calligrapher and painter, said: "His man is eternal and his art is eternal!" ”