《淮南子·本经训》
以后发展到修建高楼大厦重叠耸立，门户连绵相连，屋檐、椽头处处雕琢刻镂，绘刻着草木花纹图案，其枝条舒展修长、其枝节盘曲婉转，绘有的荷花菱角五彩争艳、绚丽斑斓；各种建筑装饰参差错落、屈伸叠曲、姿态万千、交相倚立。就是像公输、王尔那样的能工巧匠，面对这样的绝作也会不知道如何再去加上一凿一锯。然而这样还是不能满足统治者的贪欲。
乃至夏屋宫驾，县联房植；橑檐榱题，雕琢刻镂；乔枝菱阿，夫容芰荷；五采争胜，流漫陆离；修掞曲校，夭矫曾挠，芒繁纷挐，以相交持；公输、王尔无所错其剞劂削锯，然犹未能澹人主之欲也。
Later, it developed into building tall buildings that towered one above the other, with doors and windows connected in an unbroken line, and eaves and rafters meticulously carved and engraved, decorated with plant, flower, and bird patterns, their branches stretching out long and slender, their boughs and twigs winding and curving, with lotuses and caltrops depicted in all their colorful glory, forming a dazzling spectacle; all kinds of architectural decorations are staggered and varied, bending and curving, with countless different postures, leaning against each other. Even master craftsmen like Gongshu and Wang Er would not know how to add another chisel or saw mark to such masterpieces. Yet even this could not satisfy the rulers' greed.