《逸周书·卷四·大聚解》
周公回答说： 听先父文王说，招来远方的人，集聚近处的人，辨别南北地势的优势，审视土地是否宜种，水利是否方便，营建居邑，称之为大聚。
周公曰： 闻之文考，来远宾，廉近者，道别其阴阳之利，相土地之宜，水土之便。
Duke Zhou replied: "I heard from my late father King Wen that drawing in people from afar, gathering together people from nearby, distinguishing the advantages of the southern and northern terrains, assessing whether the land is suitable for cultivation, whether the water resources are convenient, and building settlements is called a grand gathering."