《徐霞客游记·滇游日记五》
又走一里，路北江水回转、挡水的堤坝弯曲，其中形成一圈大塘，四面环绕着茂盛的庄稼；东边有精致的房舍，高高地傍靠在东山之麓；西边则是盘江江流的河道，而石桥横跨盘江之上。
又一里，路北江回堰曲，中涵大塘一围，四面丰禾环之；东有精庐，高倚东山之麓；西则江流所泄，而石梁横跨之。
After walking another li, the river water turned around to the north of the road, and the dyke protecting against the water bent, with a large pond inside it, surrounded by lush crops; there were fine houses to the east, propped high against the foot of Dongshan; whereas the course of the Pan River was to the west, and the stone bridge spanned the Pan River.