《宋书·志·卷十六》
宋孝武帝大明五年四月庚子日，皇帝下诏令说： 古代周朝有文德，大祭明堂；汉朝业绩隆盛，敬祭汶水上所建的明堂。
宋孝武大明五年四月庚子，诏曰： 昔文德在周，明堂崇祀；高烈惟汉，汶邑斯尊。
On Gengzi Day in April of the fifth year of Emperor Xiaowu of Song Dynasty, the emperor issued an edict, saying: The ancient Zhou Dynasty had the virtue of literature, and the grand sacrifice to the Ming Tang; The Han Dynasty achieved great achievements and respected the Ming Tang built on Wen Shui.