《徐霞客游记·滇游日记三十四》
出西门走半里，过了凌云桥，又向西半里，由玉泉池南面的堤上走到西山的山麓，就见观音寺在那里。
出西门半里，过凌云桥，又西半里，由玉泉池南堰上西山之麓，则观音寺在焉。
After walking the western gate for half a mile, passing Lingyun bridge, and another half a mile toward the west, by walking along the embankment of the southern part of Yuquan lake to the foothills of Xishan, you will see Guanyin Temple.