張(zhang)公(gong)洞是“宜興三(san)奇(qi)”之一,以“洞中有洞”著稱,央視版《笑傲江湖》等眾(zhong)多影視劇(ju)都在此取(qu)景。自春秋到(dao)清代,張(zhang)公(gong)洞一直蜚聲于(yu)中外,特別在道教文(wen)化的發展史上起(qi)過重(zhong)要作用,以“江南奇(qi)洞甲天(tian)下”、“華東第一道教圣地”美(mei)名海內(nei)外。洞內(nei)景觀豐富奇(qi)特,石鐘乳、石幔、石花(hua)琳瑯滿(man)目,在燈光的映(ying)射下五光十色,可謂氣(qi)勢雄偉、奇(qi)異(yi)天(tian)成。歷代名賢雅士(shi),文(wen)人騷客,慕名紛至沓來,留下一篇篇千古(gu)絕唱詩文(wen)。無論是陽(yang)春三(san)月,還是金秋季節,游人絡繹不絕。
洞(dong)靈觀唐代初(chu)為(wei)寺,唐開元初(chu),萬惠昭天(tian)師至張(zhang)公洞(dong)投簡封龍,奏(zou)復為(wei)道觀,唐明皇御賜匾額(e)為(wei)“洞(dong)靈觀”。現(xian)洞(dong)靈觀重建于1995年3月,與張(zhang)公洞(dong)相(xiang)鄰,建筑面積1500多平方(fang)米(mi),占地近萬平方(fang)米(mi)。
張公洞(dong)(dong)(dong)分前(qian)后(hou)兩洞(dong)(dong)(dong),廳場(chang)宏大,套(tao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)眾(zhong)多(duo)(duo),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)(you)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相(xiang)通(tong)(tong)。全(quan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)面(mian)積3000多(duo)(duo)平方米,游程約1000米,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內有(you)(you)的海屋大場(chang)和富麗堂(tang)皇的海王廳。經常云霧繚繞,游人若置身于海底宮殿。張公洞(dong)(dong)(dong)有(you)(you)個特點叫大洞(dong)(dong)(dong)套(tao)中(zhong)(zhong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),中(zhong)(zhong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)套(tao)小洞(dong)(dong)(dong),小洞(dong)(dong)(dong)里面(mian)還有(you)(you)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),是(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)套(tao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、洞(dong)(dong)(dong)連(lian)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)還有(you)(you)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相(xiang)通(tong)(tong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)不(bu)同(tong),據統計,張公洞(dong)(dong)(dong)有(you)(you)大大小小72個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。
海王(wang)廳中央(yang)懸掛著(zhu)兩(liang)盞宮燈(deng),把洞映襯得(de)燈(deng)火輝煌。這宮燈(deng)是鐘乳(ru)石(shi)滴水(shui)長成的,現(xian)在長度(du)是1.8米(mi),按每30到(dao)50年長一(yi)公分計(ji)算,已經長了(le)9000多年了(le)。上面大大小小的鐘乳(ru)石(shi)不計(ji)其(qi)數,如張燈(deng)結彩一(yi)般(ban),非常華麗(li)。電影(ying)《智取威虎山》里楊子(zi)榮一(yi)槍打(da)掉兩(liang)盞燈(deng)的場(chang)景(jing)和電視(shi)劇“八仙鬧(nao)元宵”的主場(chang)景(jing)都是選(xuan)在這里拍攝的。
和(he)(he)合(he)廣(guang)場(chang)也(ye)叫太極廣(guang)場(chang),“和(he)(he)合(he)二仙”帶給我們和(he)(he)平的世(shi)界(jie)、和(he)(he)諧的社(she)會、和(he)(he)睦的家庭、和(he)(he)美(mei)的生活(huo)和(he)(he)合(he)家歡樂、百(bai)年好合(he)。在(zai)宜興,和(he)(he)合(he)二仙又成了(le)燒(shao)石灰的祖師爺,還流傳著“和(he)(he)合(he)二仙”在(zai)生意場(chang)上是(shi)常勝(sheng)將軍。因此,宜興的石灰窯老板家中都供奉(feng)著和(he)(he)合(he)二仙。
兩(liang)(liang)記(ji)亭(ting)內豎立著明(ming)清兩(liang)(liang)代合(he)用(yong)一(yi)(yi)塊(kuai)碑(bei),且內容完全(quan)不同(tong),一(yi)(yi)面是(shi)明(ming)代宰相、大學士葉向(xiang)高的(de)(de)《張公洞、玉女潭游記(ji)》草書石(shi)碑(bei)一(yi)(yi)方(fang),書法(fa)精湛,屬明(ming)代書法(fa)精品(pin)。另一(yi)(yi)面是(shi)朝陽道(dao)院的(de)(de)開(kai)山記(ji)。亭(ting)中“一(yi)(yi)石(shi)兩(liang)(liang)碑(bei)”在國內尚屬罕見,被列(lie)為江蘇省文物古跡。
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