谷(gu)山峰巒起(qi)伏,森(sen)林茂密。主峰谷(gu)王(wang)峰,海拔362m。谷(gu)山上有(you)靈(ling)谷(gu),深邃莫(mo)測,名梓木(mu)洞;山下有(you)龍(long)(long)(long)潭,盛產青紋花石(shi),可制硯,扣(kou)之無聲,發墨有(you)光。山上自然景觀(guan)有(you)壁上掛(gua)燈、烈馬回(hui)頭、羅漢肚、風(feng)門坳(ao)、刀背脊、仙人坡(po)、一(yi)字澗(jian)、青龍(long)(long)(long)嘴(zui)、黃獅嶺、金(jin)鰍井、白虎排、觀(guan)陣(zhen)臺、將軍坳(ao)等(deng)(deng)。舊時谷(gu)山有(you)龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)廟、靈(ling)官殿(dian)、谷(gu)王(wang)宮等(deng)(deng)道教宮觀(guan),谷(gu)王(wang)峰下谷(gu)山寺在“文革”中廢。
谷山(shan)(shan)公園毗(pi)鄰(lin)湘江(jiang),處于長沙河西(xi)的中間位置,又叫云母山(shan)(shan),自(zi)晉唐(tang)以(yi)來就是佛(fo)教名山(shan)(shan)。京廣鐵路與(yu)她擦肩而(er)過,南有(you)319國(guo)道與(yu)岳(yue)麓山(shan)(shan)攜(xie)手相牽,西(xi)有(you)雷鋒(feng)大(da)道從(cong)谷山(shan)(shan)與(yu)尖山(shan)(shan)的夾縫中穿(chuan)過,北靠長(沙)石(shi)(門(men))鐵路。向北遙觀谷山(shan)(shan),恰似一把大(da)圍椅,我們正漸(jian)(jian)漸(jian)(jian)地爬上這把“大(da)圍椅”,有(you)一種回歸大(da)自(zi)然、擁抱山(shan)(shan)水的舒暢感(gan)。
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