《徐霞客游记·游太华山记》
水中长满芦苇，船航行在芦苇丛中，还感觉不到滇池这个大湖，这就是草海。芦苇之间的航道十分狭窄，遥望西山，像张开的手臂绕向东边伸出去，陡峭的崖壁排空耸立，那是罗汉寺。又往西航行十五里抵达高晓，于是离开船上岸。高晓是西山中部的低凹处。
十里田尽，萑苇长成后的芦苇满泽，舟行深绿间，不复知为滇池巨流，是为草海，草间舟道甚狭，遥望西山绕臂东出，削崖排空，则罗汉寺也，又西十五里抵高峣，乃舍舟登陆高峣者，西山中逊处也。
The water is full of reeds. The boat sails through the reeds, still can’t sense that Dianchi Lake is a large lake, this is the Grass Sea. The channels between the reeds are extremely narrow. Looking out in the distance, the western mountains are like open arms reaching out towards the east. The steep cliffs stand up into the empty sky. That is Luohan Temple. Sailed westward for another fifteen li and arrived at Gaoxiao. Then disembarked and went ashore. Gaoxiao is located in the low-lying part of the central Western Mountains.