《资治通鉴·后晋纪·后晋纪四》
建造九龙殿，用沉香木雕刻为八条龙，用金宝作饰物，长十多丈，绕柱相向；马希范坐在其中，自己作为一条龙，他戴的头，巾带一丈多长，用来象征龙角。
作九龙殿，刻沈香为八龙，饰以金宝，长十馀丈，抱柱相向；希范居其中，自为一龙，其襆头脚长丈馀，以象龙角。
He built the Nine Dragons Hall, carving eight dragons out of sandalwood, and using gold and jewels as decorations, over ten zhang long, winding around the pillars and facing each other; Ma Xifan sat in the middle, and took one of them as his own, his hat and belt were over a zhang long, symbolizing dragon horns.