《淮南子·地形训》
东方是河流溪水汇聚的地方，也是日月升起的方位。居住在那里的人体形尖细，高鼻子大嘴巴，鹰肩耸起，走路踮着脚；身体的各个孔窍与眼睛相通，身上的筋络气血也连通眼睛，东方属青色主管肝脏；那里的人身材高大、智力早熟但寿命不长。那里的土质适宜种麦但虎豹很多。
东方川谷之所注，日月之所出，其人兑形小头，隆鼻大口，鸢肩企行，窍通于目，筋气属焉，苍色主肝，长大早知而不寿；其地宜麦，多虎豹。
The east is where streams and rivers converge and where the sun and moon rise. People who live there have slender bodies, high noses, large mouths, and prominent shoulder blades, and they walk on tiptoe. Their physical orifices are connected to their eyes, and the meridians and qi flow through their eyes. The east is associated with the color blue and the liver. The people there grow tall and mature early, but have short lifespans. The soil there is good for growing wheat, but there are many tigers and leopards.