The ancient Book of Songs says of the oriole: "Yellow bird with deep-set eyes, how sweet your voice." The 16th-century Compendium of Materia Medica declares: "Its voice is as smooth as the sound of the loom." "Willows, Waves and Oriole Song" is a famous scenic spot on West Lake at Hangzhou in mainland China.
《詩經》記載：「睕睕黃鳥，載好其音」；《本草綱目》說「其音圓滑如織機聲」；「柳浪聞鶯」更成大陸西湖知名一景。