《徐霞客游记·滇游日记三十一》
桥下的水从北边会合三条水流，绕过城西往南流，经过此桥向南流去，这就是所谓的大盈江了。
桥下水自北合三流，襟城西而南，过此南流去，即所谓大盈江矣。
The water under the bridge converges from three streams in the north, flows around the west of the city to the south, passes this bridge and flows south, which is the so-called daying River.