《徐霞客游记·滇游日记十三》
又往西半里，过新坝桥 又往西走一里，转向南，二里，绕西山嘴，转向西北走，一里多，进入大姚县东门。
又西半里，过新坝桥。又西一里，转而南，二里，盘西山嘴，转而西北，一里余，入大姚东门。
Go west for half a mile, cross Xindaba Bridge Go west for another mile, turn south for two miles, go around the western side of the mountain, turn northwest for more than a mile, and enter the east gate of Dayao County.