太(tai)華(hua)山(shan)(shan)原名方巖山(shan)(shan),亦名章(zhang)山(shan)(shan),面(mian)積為(wei)(wei)320公頃,共有九座組(zu)成,頂峰(feng)548米,為(wei)(wei)蘇南第二高峰(feng),是著名的竹海和佛教(jiao)圣地。從太(tai)華(hua)山(shan)(shan)顛(dian)放眼四望(wang),浩瀚無垠的竹海撲入眼簾,竹海的風(feng)光一覽(lan)無余,蔓延的翠(cui)竹,隨山(shan)(shan)勢起伏而起伏,好似波(bo)濤翻滾,綿流不絕。山(shan)(shan)峰(feng)、峽谷似凝固的浪風(feng)波(bo)谷,炊煙輕繞(rao),愈顯幾(ji)分蒼莽渺(miao)茫。輕風(feng)吹(chui)來(lai),滿山(shan)(shan)青(qing)竹隨風(feng)起舞(wu)、碧波(bo)蕩漾。
太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)因(yin)境內(nei)最高(gao)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)---太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)而(er)聞名。太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)原名章山(shan)(shan),面積為(wei)320公(gong)頃。共有九(jiu)座峰(feng)(feng)(feng)組成(cheng),頂峰(feng)(feng)(feng)高(gao)達548米,為(wei)蘇(su)南第二高(gao)峰(feng)(feng)(feng),是著名的(de)(de)竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)海(hai)(hai)和佛(fo)教(jiao)圣(sheng)地。從太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)顛(dian)放眼(yan)(yan)四(si)望,浩(hao)瀚無(wu)垠的(de)(de)竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)海(hai)(hai)撲入眼(yan)(yan)簾(lian),竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)海(hai)(hai)風(feng)光一覽無(wu)余,漫延的(de)(de)翠竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu),隨山(shan)(shan)勢(shi)起(qi)伏而(er)起(qi)伏,好似波(bo)濤翻滾(gun),綿流不絕。山(shan)(shan)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)、峽(xia)谷似凝固的(de)(de)浪峰(feng)(feng)(feng)波(bo)谷,炊煙(yan)輕(qing)繞,愈顯(xian)幾分蒼(cang)莽渺茫。輕(qing)風(feng)吹來(lai),滿(man)山(shan)(shan)青竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)隨風(feng)起(qi)舞,猶(you)如碧波(bo)蕩(dang)漾。太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)世傳為(wei)地藏(zang)菩薩參禪之地,高(gao)麗國(guo)(朝(chao)鮮)王子金喬(qiao)覺(jue)云游到太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan),看到萬(wan)傾(qing)竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)海(hai)(hai),蒼(cang)翠欲(yu)滴,茫茫太(tai)湖,煙(yan)波(bo)浩(hao)渺,便結草為(wei)廬;后受邀赴九(jiu)華(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan),修(xiu)成(cheng)正(zheng)果,為(wei)地藏(zang)菩薩。因(yin)此,有“先有太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)、后有九(jiu)華(hua)(hua)(hua)”之說。這里(li)有數(shu)量(liang)眾多的(de)(de)古樹(shu)名木(mu),太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)頂有兩(liang)株枝繁葉茂的(de)(de)古銀(yin)杏樹(shu),其(qi)直徑均在5米以上(shang),樹(shu)齡已達1200年。山(shan)(shan)頂上(shang)還(huan)有兩(liang)口(kou)富(fu)有傳奇(qi)色(se)彩(cai)的(de)(de)古井,其(qi)涌水量(liang)可同時供萬(wan)人飲(yin)用(yong)。