紫陽(yang)觀位于(yu)遼寧省丹東市鳳(feng)城市鳳(feng)凰山景(jing)區的中(zhong)心開闊(kuo)地(di)帶,院(yuan)中(zhong)有數百(bai)年生(sheng)的青翠(cui)柏,四周有天女木蘭和(he)丁(ding)得花叢,香氣(qi)撲鼻。特別是月(yue)(yue)夜,景(jing)色(se)更為迷人,時值(zhi)月(yue)(yue)上東山,潔(jie)白(bai)如火,疏密泄影(ying),景(jing)極清(qing)絕(jue)。諸(zhu)松亭立(li),枝柯交互,勢若干宵,
紫陽觀(guan)(guan)是鳳(feng)凰(huang)山(shan)規模最大最完整的廟宇。居廟宇之(zhi)首,雄偉壯觀(guan)(guan),布局嚴整,獨具特色(se),觀(guan)(guan)院之(zhi)中有(you)古松四株(zhu),挺拔(ba)屹立,相襯覆蓋庭(ting)院,更顯得(de)殿觀(guan)(guan)肅穆而壯觀(guan)(guan)。
從山麓仰望,清(qing)晨(chen)即迎受曦陽之光(guang)照,曦陽初上光(guang)線(xian)呈現紫(zi)(zi)色,素有“紫(zi)(zi)氣東來”之說(shuo),又謂紫(zi)(zi)陽乃(nai)祥瑞之兆,故紫(zi)(zi)陽觀為名
紫(zi)陽(yang)觀(guan)包括玉皇殿(dian)(dian)、三官殿(dian)(dian)、純陽(yang)殿(dian)(dian)、斗(dou)母(mu)宮(gong)、碧霞宮(gong)(娘娘廟(miao))、觀(guan)音(yin)閣、三教堂、山神(shen)土地廟(miao)、護法殿(dian)(dian)、藥(yao)王殿(dian)(dian)、靈神(shen)臺。這些(xie)殿(dian)(dian)觀(guan)使這里形成了道教廟(miao)宇(yu)磷次櫛(zhi)比,寶殿(dian)(dian)如林的(de)一派仙境風(feng)光(guang),這些(xie)殿(dian)(dian)觀(guan)不(bu)僅馳名(ming)中外(wai),也(ye)是道教信(xin)徒進(jin)廟(miao)朝(chao)拜和旅游(you)的(de)重要景(jing)點,在這些(xie)廟(miao)宇(yu)中各徜徉,磬(qing)聲陣陣,經詠瑯瑯,使游(you)人緬如超凡脫俗,沉入玉宇(yu)瓊樓之境界。
紫(zi)陽(yang)觀始(shi)建于明(ming)弘治初年(nian)(nian),初為(wei)(wei)寺廟,后因諸多原因廟宇(yu)日漸凋(diao)零。清雍正年(nian)(nian)間長安有(you)一龍(long)門派道士郝(hao)教明(ming)游到(dao)鳳凰(huang)山(shan),見山(shan)勢巍峨,氣勢非凡(fan),林密幽靜,適修真養性(xing)之佳境,留此長住,更名為(wei)(wei)紫(zi)陽(yang)觀,又稱(cheng)三官廟。一連主持(chi)數年(nian)(nian)。乾(qian)隆初年(nian)(nian),他回到(dao)長安將其(qi)徒弟永義招來鳳凰(huang)山(shan)。
清(qing)道光十三年(nian),紫陽(yang)觀三名道士(shi)化緣集(ji)資擴建道觀,計(ji)正殿三楹(ying),東(dong)西配房各五楹(ying),山門一(yi)楹(ying),此后百余年(nian)香火尚盛。
解放后,紫陽觀(guan),正殿擴建(jian)(jian)為五楹,保(bao)(bao)持了(le)遼金(jin)時期的建(jian)(jian)筑特點,雕梁(liang)畫柱,金(jin)壁(bi)輝煌。東(dong)西配房改(gai)建(jian)(jian)為三楹,余地新建(jian)(jian)四(si)角贊亭式鐘鼓樓各一座,新建(jian)(jian)的山門,比從前大(da)而寬。正殿內供奉天(tian)、地、水三宮,兩(liang)側(ce)靖瑤池金(jin)母(mu)和(he)八仙,旁有(you)土地和(he)靈(ling)官,彩紜畫保(bao)(bao)持明(ming)清藝術風(feng)格,壁(bi)功采取鐵線描寫(xie),人物栩栩如生。
一(yi)(yi)九(jiu)九(jiu)三(san)年(nian),孟崇然任(ren)紫陽(yang)觀(guan)監院。2010年(nian)石興(xing)道道長任(ren)紫陽(yang)觀(guan)監院新(xin)修(xiu)玉(yu)皇殿(dian)(dian)(dian)一(yi)(yi)座(zuo),火神殿(dian)(dian)(dian)一(yi)(yi)座(zuo),藥王殿(dian)(dian)(dian),靈官殿(dian)(dian)(dian)一(yi)(yi)座(zuo)、丹房12間(jian),門點兩間(jian)及齋堂、。重修(xiu)三(san)官殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、純陽(yang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、斗母宮、碧(bi)霞(xia)宮(娘(niang)娘(niang)廟)、山神土地(di)廟、護法殿(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀(guan)音閣、財(cai)神殿(dian)(dian)(dian)。