景點介紹
老(lao)子山,位于廣西融(rong)水縣城西南(nan)郊。山勢雄(xiong)偉挺拔,形(xing)似一只昂首張嘴的(de)老(lao)虎。虎口即壽(shou)星巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),旁邊是虎耳巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan).壽(shou)星巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)又名攬勝(sheng)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞壁上(shang)尚(shang)存歷代摩崖石(shi)刻。在壽(shou)星巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)口,矗立(li)著一尊6米(mi)多高的(de)壽(shou)星翁(weng)塑像(xiang)。山上(shang)還有魯班(ban)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、讀書巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、牛鼻巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、伏地巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)等10多個景致各異的(de)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞。1987年(nian),縣里重建了靜觀樓、園(yuan)通門、大雄(xiong)寶殿等。走出(chu)融(rong)水縣城,南(nan)行1.5公里,就可到達真(zhen)仙巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)。它又名靈巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、老(lao)君(jun)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)、老(lao)君(jun)洞。宋(song)紹(shao)興年(nian)間(jian),著名詩(shi)人(ren)、狀元張孝祥游(you)覽(lan)此(ci)洞,贊嘆不(bu)已,稱之(zhi)為“天下(xia)第一真(zhen)仙之(zhi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)”。宋(song)太宗頒(ban)御書120軸藏于洞內,并敕修此(ci)洞為“真(zhen)仙巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)”。
靈壽溪穿巖而過,可蕩小舟(zhou),巖外溪上拱(gong)立兩(liang)座苔(tai)藻溢蒼,古色斑斕的石(shi)(shi)橋,已有千年的歷(li)史。洞(dong)(dong)高30多米,寬約80米,深200多米。進洞(dong)(dong)50米處,矗立著一尊乳石(shi)(shi),石(shi)(shi)像須眉巾服,栩栩如生,酷似太上老君。相(xiang)傳(chuan)老君游至(zhi)此(ci)(ci)處,見風光美麗,欣(xin)然說道:“此(ci)(ci)洞(dong)(dong)天(tian)(tian)之絕勝(sheng)也,山石(shi)(shi)離奇,溪原清(qing)邃,不復西(xi)渡流(liu)沙,我當隱焉。”于是化身為石(shi)(shi),此(ci)(ci)洞(dong)(dong)因此(ci)(ci)又叫(jiao)老君洞(dong)(dong),是全(quan)國道教圣地“三十六洞(dong)(dong)天(tian)(tian)”之一。
它是歷代的游覽勝地,為融州八景之(zhi)首,稱(cheng)“水月洞(dong)天”。洞(dong)內滿壁題刻,僅宋(song)碑(bei)就有17塊之(zhi)多。其中岳飛麾(hui)下獨臂將軍王佐所(suo)題的“真仙洞(dong)”,字徑尺半,筆(bi)力挺拔。而(er)北(bei)宋(song)元祜黨人沈(shen)千(qian)曾孫沈(shen)所(suo)立的“元祜黨籍(ji)碑(bei)”,尤為珍貴。洞(dong)中之(zhi)景美(mei)不勝收,有天柱石(shi)(shi)星、金(jin)線吊葫蘆、鶴巖(yan)旭日、群峰來秀、仙翁對弈等。有一拔地而(er)起的鼓形乳石(shi)(shi),輕拍響(xiang)如鐘聲,鐘聲上(shang)傳,倒懸的石(shi)(shi)乳會馬上(shang)回音,由(you)近及遠,回鳴不息(xi),深(shen)深(shen)扣動(dong)人的心弦。
明代大旅行家徐(xu)霞(xia)客曾在此(ci)洞住了13天(tian),他高舉火把進洞覽(lan)勝(sheng),遇到(dao)(dao)一(yi)條(tiao)頭(tou)尾(wei)鉆(zhan)到(dao)(dao)石下(xia)的(de)巨(ju)蟒(mang)攔路,他抬腳跨過,蛇蟒(mang)竟(jing)紋絲不(bu)動,可見(jian)暗洞幽深。站在洞內溪流的(de)中段(duan),可以看到(dao)(dao)真仙(xian)巖的(de)前門和后(hou)門,都(dou)是由山石自(zi)成(cheng)方(fang)圓,陽光照耀在小溪的(de)兩(liang)頭(tou),仿佛兩(liang)輪皎(jiao)月躍出(chu)水面(mian)。這“水月洞天(tian)”的(de)壯(zhuang)觀,使徐(xu)霞(xia)客不(bu)禁贊道:“真仙(xian)為天(tian)下(xia)第(di)一(yi),此(ci)景真仙(xian)第(di)一(yi)也(ye)!”
籌建
1989年(nian)5月(yue),修成(cheng)(cheng)法(fa)(fa)師住進了壽(shou)星寺(si)。修成(cheng)(cheng)法(fa)(fa)師通過佛(fo)(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)這座橋梁,積極(ji)籌措資金,先(xian)后(hou)在(zai)(zai)寺(si)內塑起(qi)如(ru)來(lai)佛(fo)(fo)祖、觀音(yin)菩薩、韋(wei)馱將軍、太上老君像。又(you)在(zai)(zai)虎耳巖內塑起(qi)十八羅漢像。1989年(nian)6月(yue),原中國佛(fo)(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)協會會長、著名書法(fa)(fa)家(jia)趙樸(pu)(pu)初應修成(cheng)(cheng)法(fa)(fa)師之約(yue),親筆書寫(xie)了一副(fu)對聯:“當知(zhi)心(xin)是佛(fo)(fo),應以戒為師”給壽(shou)星寺(si),已刻于園通門兩側。當年(nian)8月(yue),趙樸(pu)(pu)初寫(xie)的(de)“大(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)(dian)”4字又(you)寄到(dao)了壽(shou)星寺(si),已制成(cheng)(cheng)大(da)幅布匾懸掛于殿(dian)(dian)中。90年(nian)代(dai)后(hou)期,修成(cheng)(cheng)法(fa)(fa)師雖年(nian)已七旬,仍(reng)不(bu)遺余(yu)力想方(fang)(fang)設法(fa)(fa)多方(fang)(fang)籌款,相(xiang)繼在(zai)(zai)山(shan)腰上建起(qi)了氣勢磅(bang)礴的(de)新大(da)雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿(dian)(dian)和天王殿(dian)(dian)。山(shan)上僧尼發展到(dao)20多人。如(ru)今,山(shan)上樹木蔥(cong)籠(long),香客不(bu)斷,鐘(zhong)聲常鳴,老子山(shan)已成(cheng)(cheng)為遠(yuan)近聞名的(de)佛(fo)(fo)教(jiao)(jiao)勝地(di)。