《徐霞客游记·粤西游日记十七》
这天是七夕，这地方的人就拿它当中元节，更不知乞巧，只知祭祖，也是这一方厚道淳朴的风俗了。此时阵雨不时发作，江水暴涨，我因而买酒来漫不经心地喝下，到夜里抱着干草便躺下了，雨水透过茅屋顶滴下来，铺盖全湿了。
是日七夕，此方人即以当中元七月十五日，民间传统节日，当晚追祀祖先，益不知乞巧，只知报先，亦一方之厚道也。其时雨阵时作，江水暴涨，余为沽酒浸酌，迨夜拥刍而卧，雨透茅滴沥，卧具俱湿。
This day is the Qixi Festival, and the people here regard it as the Zhongyuan Festival. They don't know how to beg for cleverness, they only know how to worship their ancestors, which is also a simple and honest custom here. At this time, heavy rain occurred from time to time, and the river water surged. I bought wine and drank it casually, and at night I lay down with hay in my arms, and the rain dripped through the roof of the thatched hut, soaking the quilt.