《徐霞客游记·滇游日记四十二》
而近处的山，是山坞北面西山的山脉，到此地在西边到了南面的尽头，成为旧城，东山的山脉，到此地在东面到了南面的尽头，辟为新城；山坞西边是西面大山脊的中段，一座山峰从山湾中向东突，一直下临在旧城的西边；山坞南面，是西面大山脊向东转的支脉，又从南面大山脊的北边，先有一条支脉夹立成为近处的案山；山坞东面，是东面一列山沿江的支脉，又从东向西转，一直围抱在新城之前成为龙砂。
而近山，则坞北西山之脉，至此南尽于西，为旧城，东山之脉，至此南尽于东，为新城；坞西则西大脊之中，一峰从湾中东突，直临旧城之西；坞南，则西大脊东转之支，又从南大脊之北，先夹一支为近案；坞东，则东界沿江之支，又从东西转，直抱于新城之前为龙砂。
And the mountain near, is the mountain range of the mountain on the north side of the mountain, to this place in the west to the south end, become the old city, the mountain range of the mountain east, to this place in the east to the south end, transformed into a new city; west of the mountain is the west of the big ridge of the mountain branches, a peak from the bay to the east broke, all the way down to the west of the old city; south of the mountain, it is the west of the big ridge of the mountain to the east of the branches, and from the north of the big ridge of the south mountain, there is first a branch clip as The mountain near the mound; east of the mountain, is the branch of a mountain along the river in the east, and from the east to the west turn, all the way around before the new city as a dragon sand.