《后汉书·列传·南蛮西南夷列传》
夜郎国，起初有一位女子在逦水边洗涤，有一根三节大竹子流到她的双脚中间，她听到竹子裹面有哭声，女子削开竹子一看，是一个男婴，就带回家中抚养。
夜郎者，初有女子浣于水，有三节大竹流入足间，闻其中有号声，剖竹视之，得一男兒，归而养之。
The Night Lang Kingdom, initially a woman was washing by the Li River, a large three-section bamboo floated between her feet, she heard crying in the bamboo, the woman cut open the bamboo and saw that it was a baby boy, so she took it home to raise.