《徐霞客游记·楚游日记十四》
永州府有三条名溪：语溪是元次山的居住地，愚溪是柳子厚被贬滴的地方，镰溪为周元公出生的处所，在道州习而其中语溪的景致最优美。
永州三溪：浯溪为元次山所居，在祁阳。愚溪为柳子厚所谪贬居地，在永。濂溪为周元公所生，在道州。而浯溪最胜。
Yongzhou Prefecture has three famous streams: Yu Creek is where Yuan Haowen lived, Yu Creek is where Liu Yuxi was demoted, and Kama Creek is where Zhou Yuangong was born. Among them, the scenery of Yu Creek in Daozhou is the most beautiful.