《南史·列传·卷五十九》
江淹字文通，济阳考城人，父亲江康之，作过南沙县令，很有才气。
江淹任昉王僧孺江淹字文通，济阳考城人也。父康之，南沙令，雅有才思。
Jiang Yan, courtesy name Wenzhong, was from Kaoyong in Jiyang. His father, Jiang Kangzhi, had been the Magistrate of Nansha County and was very talented.