jīn金líng陵wèi为dì帝wáng王zhī之zhōu州。zì自liù六cháo朝qì迄yú于nán南táng唐,lèi类jiē皆piān偏jù据yì一fāng方,wú无yǐ以yìng应shān山chuān川zhī之wáng王qì气。dǎi逮wǒ我huáng皇dì帝,dìng定dǐng鼎yú于zī兹,shǐ始zú足yǐ以dāng当zhī之。yóu由shì是shēng声jiào教suǒ所jì暨,wǎng罔jiān间shuò朔nán南;cún存shén神mù穆qīng清,yǔ与tiān天tóng同tǐ体。suī虽yí一yù豫yì一yóu游,yì亦kě可wèi为tiān天xià下hòu后shì世fǎ法。jīng京chéng城zhī之xī西běi北yǒu有shī狮zi子shān山,zì自lú卢lóng龙wān蜿yán蜒ér而lái来。cháng长jiāng江rú如hóng虹guàn贯,pán蟠rào绕qí其xià下。shàng上yǐ以qí其dì地xióng雄shèng胜,zhào诏jiàn建lóu楼yú于diān巅,yǔ与mín民tóng同yóu游guān观zhī之lè乐。suì遂xī锡jiā嘉míng名wèi为“yuè阅jiāng江”yún云。
dēng登lǎn览zhī之qǐng顷,wàn万xiàng象sēn森liè列,qiān千zǎi载zhī之mì秘,yí一dàn旦xuān轩lù露。qǐ岂fēi非tiān天zào造dì地shè设,yǐ以sì俟dà大yì一tǒng统zhī之jūn君,ér而kāi开qiān千wàn万shì世zhī之wěi伟guān观zhě者yú欤?dāng当fēng风rì日qīng清měi美,fǎ法jià驾xìng幸lín临,shēng升qí其chóng崇jiāo椒,píng凭lán阑yáo遥zhǔ瞩,bì必yōu悠rán然ér而dòng动xiá遐sī思。jiàn见jiāng江hàn汉zhī之cháo朝zōng宗,zhū诸hóu侯zhī之shù述zhí职,chéng城chí池zhī之gāo高shēn深,guān关è阨zhī之yán严gù固,bì必yuē曰:“cǐ此zhèn朕mù沐fēng风zhì栉yǔ雨、zhàn战shèng胜gōng攻qǔ取zhī之suǒ所zhì致yě也。”zhōng中xià夏zhī之guǎng广,yì益sī思yǒu有yǐ以bǎo保zhī之。jiàn见bō波tāo涛zhī之hào浩dàng荡,fēng风fān帆zhī之shàng上xià下,fān番bó舶jiē接jì迹ér而lái来tíng庭,mán蛮chēn琛lián联jiān肩ér而rù入gòng贡,bì必yuē曰:“cǐ此zhèn朕dé德suí绥wēi威fú服,qín覃jí及wài外nèi内zhī之suǒ所jí及yě也。”sì四chuí陲zhī之yuǎn远,yì益sī思suǒ所yǐ以róu柔zhī之。jiàn见liǎng两àn岸zhī之jiān间、sì四jiāo郊zhī之shàng上,gēng耕rén人yǒu有zhì炙fū肤jūn皲zú足zhī之fán烦,nóng农nǚ女yǒu有lǚ捋sāng桑xíng行yè馌zhī之qín勤,bì必yuē曰:“cǐ此zhèn朕bá拔zhū诸shuǐ水huǒ火、ér而dēng登yú于rèn衽xí席zhě者yě也。”wàn万fāng方zhī之mín民,yì益sī思yǒu有yǐ以ān安zhī之。chù触lèi类ér而sī思,bù不yī一ér而zú足。chén臣zhī知sī斯lóu楼zhī之jiàn建,huáng皇shang上suǒ所yǐ以fā发shū舒jīng精shén神,yīn因wù物xīng兴gǎn感,wú无bú不yù寓qí其zhì致zhì治zhī之sī思,xī奚cǐ此yuè阅fū夫cháng长jiāng江ér而yǐ已zāi哉?bǐ彼lín临chūn春、jié结qǐ绮,fēi非fú弗huá华yǐ矣;qí齐yún云、luò落xīng星,fēi非bù不gāo高yǐ矣。bú不guò过lè乐guǎn管xián弦zhī之yín淫xiǎng响,cáng藏yàn燕zhào赵zhī之yàn艳jī姬。yì一xuán旋zhǒng踵jiān间ér而gǎn感kǎi慨xì系zhī之,chén臣bù不zhī知qí其wèi为hé何shuō说yě也。
suī虽rán然,cháng长jiāng江fā发yuán源mín岷shān山,wěi委shé蛇qī七qiān千yú余lǐ里ér而shǐ始rù入hǎi海,bái白yǒng涌bì碧fān翻,liù六cháo朝zhī之shí时,wǎng往wǎng往yǐ倚zhī之wèi为tiān天qiàn堑;jīn今zé则nán南běi北yì一jiā家,shì视wèi为ān安liú流,wú无suǒ所shì事hū乎zhàn战zhēng争yǐ矣。rán然zé则,guǒ果shuí谁zhī之lì力yú欤?féng逢yè掖zhī之shì士,yǒu有dēng登sī斯lóu楼ér而yuè阅sī斯jiāng江zhě者,dāng当sī思dì帝dé德rú如tiān天,dàng荡dàng荡nán难míng名,yǔ与shén神yǔ禹shū疏záo凿zhī之gōng功tóng同yì一wǎng罔jí极。zhōng忠jūn君bào报shàng上zhī之xīn心,qí其yǒu有bù不yóu油rán然ér而xīng兴zhě者yē耶?
chén臣bù不mǐn敏,fèng奉zhǐ旨zhuàn撰jì记,yù欲shàng上tuī推xiāo宵gàn旰tú图zhì治zhī之qiè切zhě者,lè勒zhū诸zhēn贞mín珉。tā他ruò若liú留lián连guāng光jǐng景zhī之cí辞,jiē皆lüè略ér而bù不chén陈,jù惧xiè亵yě也。