景區崖(ya)(ya)壁峭絕(jue),飛瀑北來,其下井(jing)(jing)(jing)洞深不可測。根據歷史(shi)記載(zai),洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)崖(ya)(ya)丹(dan)井(jing)(jing)(jing)是黃帝樂臣伶倫修煉(lian)處。曾受帝命,“自大夏之(zhi)(zhi)西,昆侖之(zhi)(zhi)陰(yin),取竹于(yu)山解谷,生其竅(qiao)厚均者,斷兩節而吹(chui)之(zhi)(zhi),以(yi)為黃鐘之(zhi)(zhi)管(guan)。”以(yi)后來到(dao)梅嶺,在洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)崖(ya)(ya)處鑿井(jing)(jing)(jing)五口(kou),汲(ji)水煉(lian)丹(dan),丹(dan)成在此仙逝。洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)崖(ya)(ya)之(zhi)(zhi)下有深潭舊稱洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)井(jing)(jing)(jing)洞,約有三十(shi)多個(ge)平方米(mi)。洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)崖(ya)(ya)丹(dan)井(jing)(jing)(jing)是南昌(chang)最古(gu)老的(de)名勝古(gu)跡(ji)。晉朝文學(xue)家郭璞在他的(de)游仙詩中,用(yong)了“左把浮丘袖,右拍洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)崖(ya)(ya)肩”的(de)這(zhe)個(ge)典故(gu)。隋(sui)朝開皇九年(nian)(公元589年(nian)),因洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)崖(ya)(ya)所在,改(gai)豫(yu)章(zhang)郡(jun)為洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)州。唐(tang)朝著名詩人王(wang)勃(bo)在《滕王(wang)閣序》中,有“豫(yu)章(zhang)故(gu)郡(jun),洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)都(dou)新府”之(zhi)(zhi)句南昌(chang)市古(gu)名洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)州、洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)都(dou),都(dou)是從洪(hong)(hong)(hong)(hong)崖(ya)(ya)丹(dan)井(jing)(jing)(jing)引伸出來的(de)。
翠(cui)巖寺(si)始建于南(nan)北(bei)朝(chao),是江(jiang)西(xi)著名(ming)的寺(si)廟(miao)之一,它與香(xiang)城(cheng)、雙嶺、云峰、奉圣、安賢、六(liu)通、蟠龍同為“西(xi)山八大名(ming)剎”。唐(tang)朝(chao)武年間,改寺(si)名(ming)曰洪(hong)井(jing),隨后(hou)又改翠(cui)巖,南(nan)唐(tang)更名(ming)翠(cui)巖廣化院。北(bei)宋以后(hou),寺(si)廟(miao)逐漸敗(bai)落,明朝(chao)竟然廢為民居(ju)。清朝順治七年(1650年),香城寺僧(seng)慧習、可學鳩倡議修(xiu)復古(gu)寺,吏部侍郎熊文舉、知州陳弘緒力贊,并(bing)禮請(qing)古(gu)雪上(shang)人(ren)主(zhu)持廟事(shi)。抗日(ri)戰爭期間,古(gu)寺部分殿堂被日(ri)本侵略軍燒毀。抗戰勝利(li)后,寺宇得到修(xiu)繕,又請(qing)本鄉(xiang)石工(gong)雷世森在洪崖亭下(xia)峭壁上(shang),鐫刻了(le)“阿彌陀佛”四個大(da)字。古(gu)寺重光,晨鐘再(zai)續,梵(fan)音嘹亮,香客(ke)如潮,又恢復了(le)“西山八大(da)名剎(cha)”之首時的盛(sheng)況。
在寺后峰上(shang),不知建(jian)于何(he)年(nian),堂內以多道題壁(bi)詩而名聞(wen)于世。唐朝以來,先后有劉禹(yu)錫、牟(mou)融、曹松(song)、歐陽修、岳飛等名人題詩于壁(bi)。堂前有九節(jie)筇、千年(nian)橘、鶴巢松(song)。
臺在寺前,北宋無盡居士張商英(尚書右(you)仆射)游寺,寺僧保(bao)寧園璣迎于半(ban)途,二人(ren)問答(da)組成了一首好詩,后題刻(ke)在妙高臺上。
在大雄寶殿(dian)后面,泉(quan)從(cong)地(di)(di)下(xia)(xia)裂隙中冒出(chu),由于地(di)(di)下(xia)(xia)氣體上(shang)逸,使泉(quan)水有(you)規律地(di)(di)發出(chu)“咕(gu)、咕(gu)”聲。泉(quan)水清(qing)沏見底,口感微甜,是(shi)上(shang)好的(de)礦泉(quan)水。泉(quan)上(shang)建有(you)“真(zhen)源亭”,亭柱上(shang)鐫對聯(lian):“慧燈常明照(zhao)見五蘊皆空(kong),泉(quan)水澄清(qing)洗滌不凈塵勞”。
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