法苑珠林 63.90

63.90

In the fourth month of the second year of King Yin of Zhou, the ground of Qi suddenly expanded, more than one zhang in length and one chi and five cun in height. Jing Fang's Yiyao states: "For sudden expansions of the ground during the four seasons, divinations for spring and summer are mostly auspicious, while autumn and winter are mostly ominous." In one night, the commandery of Liyang sank into the earth and became a marsh of water, which is present-day Lake Ma; it is unknown when this occurred. The Yunshengshu states: "When a city is discussed, yin swallows yang without mutually slaughtering."