| | 彭祖: |
彭祖者，殷大夫也。姓籛名鏗，帝顓頊之孫陸終氏之中子，歷夏至殷末八百餘歲。常食佳芝，善導引行氣。歷陽有彭祖仙室，前世禱請風雨，莫不輒應。常有兩虎在祠左右，祠訖，地即有虎跡，雲後升仙而去。 |
| | Peng Zu was a minister of the Yin dynasty. He bore the surname Jian and given name Keng, was a grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu and the second son of Lu Zhongshi. He lived through the Xia dynasty to the end of the Yin dynasty, living over 800 years. He often ate fine herbs and was good at guiding and regulating his vital energy (qigong). In Liyang there is a xianshi (abode of immortals) belonging to Peng Zu. In previous generations, when people prayed for wind or rain, their requests were always fulfilled. There were often two tigers on either side of the shrine; after the rituals ended, tiger tracks would appear on the ground. It was said that later they ascended to immortality and left.
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| | 彭祖: |
遐哉碩仙，時唯彭祖。道與化新，綿綿歷古。隱倫玄室，靈著風雨。二虎嘯時，莫我猜侮。 |
| | How distant is this great immortal! At that time it was only Peng Zu. His Way and transformation were ever-renewing, enduring through the ages. He concealed himself in a mystic chamber, his spiritual power manifesting in wind and rain. When the two tigers howled, none dared to mock or insult me.
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