谷山(shan)(shan)峰(feng)巒起(qi)伏(fu),森林(lin)茂(mao)密。主峰(feng)谷王(wang)峰(feng),海(hai)拔362m。谷山(shan)(shan)上有靈谷,深邃(sui)莫測,名梓(zi)木洞;山(shan)(shan)下有龍潭(tan),盛產(chan)青紋花石(shi),可制硯,扣之無(wu)聲(sheng),發墨有光。山(shan)(shan)上自然景觀有壁上掛(gua)燈、烈馬回頭、羅漢肚、風門坳、刀背(bei)脊、仙人(ren)坡、一字澗、青龍嘴、黃獅嶺(ling)、金鰍井、白虎(hu)排、觀陣(zhen)臺、將軍坳等。舊時谷山(shan)(shan)有龍王(wang)廟、靈官殿、谷王(wang)宮等道教宮觀,谷王(wang)峰(feng)下谷山(shan)(shan)寺在“文革”中廢。
谷(gu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)公(gong)園毗鄰(lin)湘江,處于長沙河西的中(zhong)(zhong)間位置,又叫(jiao)云母山(shan)(shan)(shan),自晉唐以(yi)來就(jiu)是佛教(jiao)名山(shan)(shan)(shan)。京廣鐵路(lu)(lu)與她擦肩而(er)過(guo)(guo),南有319國道(dao)與岳麓山(shan)(shan)(shan)攜手相牽,西有雷鋒大道(dao)從谷(gu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)與尖山(shan)(shan)(shan)的夾(jia)縫中(zhong)(zhong)穿過(guo)(guo),北靠長(沙)石(門(men))鐵路(lu)(lu)。向北遙(yao)觀谷(gu)山(shan)(shan)(shan),恰似一把大圍(wei)椅,我(wo)們(men)正漸(jian)漸(jian)地爬(pa)上這把“大圍(wei)椅”,有一種(zhong)回(hui)歸大自然、擁抱山(shan)(shan)(shan)水的舒暢感。
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