太華(hua)山(shan)原(yuan)名(ming)方巖山(shan),亦名(ming)章山(shan),面(mian)積為320公頃(qing),共有九座組成,頂峰548米,為蘇南(nan)第二高峰,是著名(ming)的(de)竹(zhu)海(hai)(hai)和佛教圣地。從太華(hua)山(shan)顛放眼四(si)望,浩瀚無垠(yin)的(de)竹(zhu)海(hai)(hai)撲入眼簾,竹(zhu)海(hai)(hai)的(de)風光一覽無余,蔓(man)延的(de)翠竹(zhu),隨山(shan)勢起(qi)(qi)伏而起(qi)(qi)伏,好似波濤翻滾(gun),綿流(liu)不絕。山(shan)峰、峽谷似凝固的(de)浪風波谷,炊煙輕(qing)繞,愈顯幾分蒼莽渺(miao)茫。輕(qing)風吹來,滿(man)山(shan)青(qing)竹(zhu)隨風起(qi)(qi)舞、碧(bi)波蕩(dang)漾。
太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)因境內最高(gao)峰---太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)而(er)聞名(ming)(ming)。太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)原名(ming)(ming)章山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),面積(ji)為(wei)320公頃。共有九座(zuo)峰組成,頂(ding)峰高(gao)達548米,為(wei)蘇南(nan)第二高(gao)峰,是(shi)著名(ming)(ming)的(de)(de)竹(zhu)海(hai)和佛教圣地。從太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)顛放眼(yan)四望,浩瀚無(wu)垠的(de)(de)竹(zhu)海(hai)撲入眼(yan)簾,竹(zhu)海(hai)風光一覽(lan)無(wu)余,漫延的(de)(de)翠(cui)竹(zhu),隨山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢起伏而(er)起伏,好似(si)波(bo)(bo)濤翻滾,綿(mian)流不(bu)絕。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)峰、峽谷似(si)凝固的(de)(de)浪峰波(bo)(bo)谷,炊煙輕(qing)繞,愈顯幾分蒼莽渺茫(mang)。輕(qing)風吹來,滿山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)青竹(zhu)隨風起舞,猶(you)如(ru)碧(bi)波(bo)(bo)蕩漾。太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)世(shi)傳(chuan)(chuan)為(wei)地藏菩薩參禪之地,高(gao)麗國(朝鮮)王子金喬(qiao)覺云(yun)游到(dao)(dao)太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),看到(dao)(dao)萬(wan)傾竹(zhu)海(hai),蒼翠(cui)欲滴,茫(mang)茫(mang)太湖(hu),煙波(bo)(bo)浩渺,便結草為(wei)廬;后受邀赴九華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),修成正果,為(wei)地藏菩薩。因此,有“先有太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)、后有九華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)”之說。這里有數量眾(zhong)多的(de)(de)古(gu)樹(shu)名(ming)(ming)木,太華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)有兩(liang)株枝繁(fan)葉(xie)茂的(de)(de)古(gu)銀杏樹(shu),其直徑均(jun)在5米以上,樹(shu)齡已達1200年。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)上還有兩(liang)口富有傳(chuan)(chuan)奇色彩的(de)(de)古(gu)井,其涌水量可同時供萬(wan)人(ren)飲用。