《汉书·志·五行志中之下》
哀帝建平三年十月，汝南西平遂阳乡有个柱子倒在地上，生出新枝如人的形状，身子青黄色，面为白色，头上有髭发，稍为长大，共长六寸一分。
哀帝建平三年十月，汝南西平遂阳乡柱仆地，生支如人形，身青黄色，面白，头有须发，稍长大，凡长六寸一分。
In October of the third year of Jianping, Emperor Ai, a pillar fell to the ground in Ru Nan Xiping Suiyang Township, and new branches sprouted like the shape of a human. The body was blue-yellow, the face was white, and there was beard and hair on the head. It grew slightly longer, and it grew to a total of six inches and three points.