《水经注·卷三十八》
临承县有石鼓，高六尺，湘水从那里流过。石鼓发声，那个地区就有战事了。
县有石鼓，高六尺，湘水所径，鼓鸣则土有兵革之事。
Lincheng County has a stone drum, six feet high, and the Xiang River flows from there. When the stone drum sounds, there will be war in the area.