位(wei)于(yu)福建省順昌縣大干鎮上湖自然村寶山峰(feng)頂,為(wei)石(shi)構佛殿(dian),南(nan)(nan)向。始建于(yu)元至正二十三(san)(san)年(nian)(1363年(nian)),明萬歷四十二年(nian)(1614年(nian))重(zhong)修。大殿(dian)面(mian)(mian)闊五(wu)間,進(jin)深四間,單檐懸山頂,花崗石(shi)仿木結構,除門之外(wai),柱、梁、檁、斗(dou)拱、屋面(mian)(mian)瓦(wa)件、脊(ji)飾、鴟吻均為(wei)石(shi)材(cai)。原構為(wei)面(mian)(mian)闊三(san)(san)間,進(jin)深四間,明代重(zhong)修時將(jiang)東、西、北(bei)(bei)(bei)三(san)(san)面(mian)(mian)擴出,形成現(xian)有(you)(you)規模。 寶山,位(wei)于(yu)福建省順昌縣城西北(bei)(bei)(bei)部(bu),主峰(feng)海拔(ba)一千(qian)三(san)(san)百(bai)零四米,北(bei)(bei)(bei)靠武夷山,東鄰(lin)南(nan)(nan)平茫蕩(dang)山,西與泰寧金(jin)湖、將(jiang)樂玉華洞毗鄰(lin),總(zong)面(mian)(mian)積約(yue)三(san)(san)十平方公里,森林覆蓋率95.9%以上,有(you)(you)許多珍貴樹種和國家保護(hu)的(de)植物。奇峰(feng)、怪石(shi)、佛光、云海、日出,是(shi)(shi)寶山‘五(wu)絕’;砂巖仿木石(shi)構古(gu)寺、千(qian)年(nian)銀杏、萬畝毛竹林,是(shi)(shi)寶山‘三(san)(san)寶’。
寶(bao)(bao)山(shan)(shan)寺大(da)殿,南天門,大(da)圣(sheng)墓、猿祖石(shi)、水簾洞等諸多古(gu)跡,形成(cheng)了寶(bao)(bao)山(shan)(shan)豐(feng)厚的(de)人文景觀(guan)。‘五(wu)絕’及原始(shi)森林、奇花異草、珍禽走獸,尤其(qi)是(shi)(shi)成(cheng)群山(shan)(shan)猴(hou)構(gou)成(cheng)了寶(bao)(bao)山(shan)(shan)特有的(de)自然景觀(guan),其(qi)中有名的(de)是(shi)(shi)‘五(wu)石(shi)、三庵、三洞’,不僅奇險,而且獨具(ju)風(feng)韻,是(shi)(shi)在建(jian)的(de)省級風(feng)景名勝和我國歷史神話名山(shan)(shan),寶(bao)(bao)山(shan)(shan)寺更是(shi)(shi)全國重(zhong)(zhong)點文物(wu)(wu)(wu)保護單位,在文物(wu)(wu)(wu)界被稱(cheng)之為(wei)全國罕見,福(fu)建(jian)僅有。寶(bao)(bao)山(shan)(shan)寺大(da)殿是(shi)(shi)福(fu)建(jian)僅見有明確修建(jian)紀年(nian)的(de)石(shi)仿木構(gou)元代殿堂建(jian)筑,是(shi)(shi)中國南方宋元建(jian)筑形式(shi)及技術(shu)發展(zhan)的(de)實(shi)物(wu)(wu)(wu)例(li)證。經(jing)專家學者(zhe)多次考(kao)察(cha)論證,認定寶(bao)(bao)山(shan)(shan)寺為(wei)全國罕見的(de)元代優秀建(jian)筑。一九(jiu)九(jiu)六(liu)年(nian)九(jiu)月被列為(wei)省重(zhong)(zhong)點文物(wu)(wu)(wu)保護單位,二〇〇一年(nian)六(liu)月二十五(wu)日,寶(bao)(bao)山(shan)(shan)寺大(da)殿被國務(wu)院公布為(wei)第五(wu)批全國重(zhong)(zhong)點文物(wu)(wu)(wu)保護單位。