《旧唐书·本纪·卷七》
二十九日，命令中书门下供奉官五品以上、文武三品以上官员及所有学士等人，从芳林门进入在梨园球场集合，分成两队来拔河，皇上与皇后、公主亲自前往观看拔河比赛。
庚戌，令中书门下供奉官五品已上、文武三品已上并诸学士等，自芳林门入，集于梨园球场，分朋拔河，帝与皇后、公主亲往观之。
On the twenty-ninth, the emperor ordered officials of the fifth rank or higher who served in the Imperial Secretariat, officials of the third rank or higher, and all scholars to enter from the Fanglin Gate and gather at the Liyuan racecourse to divide into two teams to play tug-of-war. The emperor, the empress, and the princesses all went to watch the match.