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國家4A級景(jing)區(qu)。位于河南省鶴壁市(shi)淇縣(xian)西部。京廣鐵(tie)路、107國道、京珠高速公路均經淇縣(xian)。距(ju)鶴壁市(shi)中心約15公里。是以殷(yin)商文(wen)化為主要特色的歷史文(wen)化類(lei)人文(wen)風景(jing)旅游區(qu)。1998年,成立(li)朝陽寺景(jing)區(qu)管理處(chu),正式(shi)對其(qi)進行開發和建設。
朝(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)寺(si)依山(shan)(shan)建造,絕(jue)壁而生,飛(fei)(fei)檐凌空(kong),遙望如空(kong)中樓閣,又稱懸空(kong)寺(si)。該寺(si)北靠朝(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)山(shan)(shan),青松翠柏(bo)及奇(qi)花(hua)異草在陽(yang)(yang)(yang)光(guang)照(zhao)(zhao)射下如彩鳳(feng)當陽(yang)(yang)(yang),翠盤(pan)捧(peng)日,故又稱朝(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)懸空(kong)寺(si)。寺(si)內終日惠光(guang)普(pu)照(zhao)(zhao),暖(nuan)意融融,相(xiang)傳曾(ceng)為(wei)殷(yin)紂王設行(xing)宮(gong)采(cai)暖(nuan)之處。清涼庵,始建于(yu)清康熙年間(jian),庵內常年綠樹(shu)成蔭,清涼宜人,與朝(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)(yang)寺(si)陰陽(yang)(yang)(yang)相(xiang)對,奇(qi)妙(miao)和諧,相(xiang)傳殷(yin)紂王曾(ceng)于(yu)此設行(xing)宮(gong)避暑消夏。主要景(jing)觀(guan)有飲馬(ma)池、飛(fei)(fei)來臥(wo)佛、九龍古(gu)柏(bo)、滴水洞、一線天(tian)(tian)、圣儒(ru)峰、千年古(gu)碾、蓮(lian)花(hua)壁、盤(pan)古(gu)大殿(dian)(dian)、天(tian)(tian)下第一石門、天(tian)(tian)書(shu)崖、花(hua)臺、王莽洞、淚石、接引閣、觀(guan)音殿(dian)(dian)、鳳(feng)鳴(ming)山(shan)(shan)、道士墓(mu)等30余個。
朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)山(shan)其海(hai)拔603米海(hai)拔603米,從遠處看朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)山(shan)又高(gao)又尖狀如向上(shang)(shang)(shang)的(de)(de)耬鏵(hua),當地人(ren)因而習慣(guan)上(shang)(shang)(shang)稱(cheng)之為(wei)尖山(shan)或耬鏵(hua)山(shan)。據明、清(qing)《淇縣志》記載(zai),朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)山(shan)原(yuan)為(wei)殷故宮,是(shi)殷紂(zhou)王冬(dong)(dong)季采暖所設的(de)(de)行(xing)宮。當年(nian)殷紂(zhou)王每到寒冷的(de)(de)冬(dong)(dong)季便(bian)來到朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)山(shan)過(guo)冬(dong)(dong)。佛教(jiao)傳入中國后,東魏(wei)武定(ding)(ding)七年(nian)在殷紂(zhou)王行(xing)宮的(de)(de)遺址上(shang)(shang)(shang)建起了寺院,名曰朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)寺。朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)寺依山(shan)立于(yu)半空中,故也稱(cheng)懸空寺。建筑金碧輝煌,氣勢雄偉,十(shi)分壯觀。朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)寺西南北三(san)面均是(shi)大山(shan),唯有(you)東面朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)向視野開闊的(de)(de)平原(yuan)。殷紂(zhou)王行(xing)宮西邊的(de)(de)一(yi)塊臺地取名為(wei)花(hua)(hua)臺,相傳是(shi)殷紂(zhou)王的(de)(de)后花(hua)(hua)園。花(hua)(hua)臺旁(pang)邊的(de)(de)崖壁上(shang)(shang)(shang)豎刻“花(hua)(hua)臺”兩個行(xing)書大字(zi)(zi),系(xi)金代興定(ding)(ding)二年(nian)所刻。其字(zi)(zi)跡古樸滄(cang)桑,風(feng)化嚴重。花(hua)(hua)臺摩(mo)(mo)崖南邊另有(you)一(yi)方摩(mo)(mo)崖上(shang)(shang)(shang)面記載(zai)著(zhu)金朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)貞祐(you)年(nian)間百姓避兵之事:當年(nian)兵戈(ge)殘破卅郡生(sheng)靈(ling)無所逃匿,自山(shan)之東百姓藏于(yu)此。環山(shan)者疑畏,卒(zu)不敢進,人(ren)皆安。朝(chao)(chao)(chao)(chao)陽(yang)(yang)山(shan)不僅是(shi)從前百姓逃避戰禍(huo)的(de)(de)去處,也是(shi)歷來人(ren)們登高(gao)觀景的(de)(de)絕佳之地。