佛祖歷代通載 4.74

4.74

（乙巳）　○（帝好仙術。敬方士文成五利等○鑄半兩錢。貪地好殺○命司馬遷等。造漢太祖曆。以正月為歲首。色尚黃。數用五。興太學修郊祀定音律作詩樂。建封禪禮百神。紹周後。號令文章煥然可述矣）。

(Yisi) [The Emperor was fond of the arts of immortality, and revered the masters of methods Wencheng, Wuli, and others. Cast the Ban Liang coins. Greedy for territory and fond of killing. Ordered Sima Qian and others to create the Han Taizu calendar, taking the first month as the beginning of the year, esteeming the color yellow, and using the number five. Founded the Imperial Academy, cultivated suburban sacrifices, established musical pitches, composed poetry and music, established the Feng and Shan sacrifices to worship the hundred deities, and continued after the Zhou. His decrees and literary writings were brilliant and worthy of narration.]