《明史·志·卷六十四》
而且，具区湖荡，挨着水边居住的人都栽种茭白芦苇，堆积泥土成为洼地，百姓中间又多自行兴建圩岸。
且具区湖泖，并水而居者杂莳茭芦，积泥成荡，民间又多自起圩岸。
Moreover, in the lake and marshes where districts meet, people living by the water have planted calamus and reeds, which has accumulated into mud and formed basins, and many of the common people have also built embankments themselves.