法苑珠林 63.44

63.44

二華之山。其本一山也。當河河水過之而曲流。有神簰而分之以利河流。其手足迹于今存焉。故張衡作西京賦。所稱巨靈贔屓。高掌遠迹。以流河曲是也。

The mountains of the Two Hua were originally a single mountain. Facing the Yellow River, the river passed it and had to bend its course. A spirit split it with a raft to benefit the river’s flow. His handprints and footprints still remain there today. Therefore, in the “Western Capital Rhapsody” composed by Zhang Heng, what is referred to as “The Great Spirit, exerting immense strength, raised his high palm and left far-reaching footprints, thereby letting the river bend flow” is precisely this.