《战国策·魏二·梁王魏婴觞诸侯于范台》
楚灵王登上强台远望崩山，左边是长江，右边是大湖，登临徘徊，惟觉山水之乐而忘记人之将死，于是发誓不再沉醉于山水。后来他说： 后代一定有因为修高台、山坡、美池，而使国家灭亡的。 
楚王登强台而望崩山，左江而右湖，以临彷徨，其乐忘死，遂盟强台而弗登，曰： 后世必有以高台陂池亡其国者。 
King Ling of Chu ascended a high platform and looked into the distance at Pengshan. To the left was the Yangtze River, and to the right was a large lake. As he climbed and wandered, he only felt the joy of the mountains and rivers and forgot that humans must die, so he vowed to no longer indulge in the mountains and rivers. Later he said: "Descendants will surely have their country destroyed because of building high platforms, hillsides, and beautiful pools."