At Loshan, then as now, a traveler could go up the Polikiang, or Glass River, in a junk to Meishan.

在乐山，当年也和现在一样，旅客可以乘一小舟自玻璃江逆流而上直到眉山。

So today everyone continues to speak of the scholar of Yuanyu, and every home possesses a copy of the works of Meishan.

人传元祐之学，家有眉山之书。

A poet of the twelfth century reported that the streets were kept very clean and that Meishan was famous for its lotus flowers in May and June.

一个现代诗人曾描述眉山，他说眉山镇上街道整洁，五六月间荷花盛放，最为有名。

The river was a branch of the Min River, and as Meishan lay halfway between Loshan and the capital of the province, Chengtu, travellers who wanted to go to the capital had to pass through the town.

玻璃江为岷江一支流，因眉山位于乐山与四川省会成都两地之间，凡欲赴省会之旅客，必须经过眉山。