《徐霞客游记·游天台山日记》
明岩是寒山、拾得两位高僧隐居之地，两座山迂回曲折，即《大明一统志》所记述的八寸关。
明岩为寒山、拾得隐身地，两山回曲，《志》所谓八寸关也。
Mingyan was the secluded abode of the two eminent monks Hanshan and Shide. The two mountains twisted and turned, which is what the Great Gazetteer of the Ming Dynasty refers to as the Eight-Inch Pass.