昆明三(san)清(qing)閣,位于太華(hua)山(shan)(shan)南面的羅(luo)漢山(shan)(shan)。由北(bei)向南眺望,山(shan)(shan)形外廓酷似大肚彌勒,故名(ming)羅(luo)漢山(shan)(shan)。羅(luo)漢山(shan)(shan)懸崖(ya)峭壁,與(yu)南面掛榜(bang)山(shan)(shan)千仞削(xue)壁相連,山(shan)(shan)麓下即浩渺滇池。三(san)清(qing)閣九層十(shi)一閣道觀(guan)建筑群,層疊嵌綴于懸崖(ya)絕壁之上(shang),成“懸空寺”險境(jing)。
道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)宮(gong)觀,初(chu)為元(yuan)梁王避暑行宮(gong),明(ming)初(chu)改(gai)建(jian)(jian)為玉皇閣,后(hou)又(you)增建(jian)(jian)靈官殿(dian)(dian)、三清(qing)殿(dian)(dian)、三豐殿(dian)(dian)、呂(lv)祖殿(dian)(dian)、元(yuan)帝殿(dian)(dian)、真武殿(dian)(dian)、七真殿(dian)(dian)、張仙殿(dian)(dian)、老君殿(dian)(dian)、抱一宮(gong)、飛云閣、斗姆閣等,統稱“三清(qing)閣”。各殿(dian)(dian)緣山壁而(er)上(shang),層層疊疊,櫛比鱗次,在建(jian)(jian)筑上(shang)頗具特色(se)。從三清(qing)閣往上(shang)有龍門石(shi)窟(ku),石(shi)窟(ku)鑿于羅漢崖懸巖絕壁上(shang),共有道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)神像22尊(zun),為全滇最大道(dao)(dao)教(jiao)石(shi)窟(ku)。
三清閣(ge)(ge)(ge)南庵(an)(an)諸勝,清道光年(nian)間(jian)戴絅(jiong)孫《昆明縣志》尚(shang)有記(ji)載。至民國(guo)年(nian)間(jian)袁嘉谷(gu)撰《游(you)西山記(ji)》時,皆已傾圮(pi):“品茗三清閣(ge)(ge)(ge),閣(ge)(ge)(ge),山之(zhi)名勝也。吳(wu)梅(mei)村詩‘碧雞臺榭亂云中(zhong),舊是梁王避(bi)暑宮’,宮即閣(ge)(ge)(ge)也。明時為北庵(an)(an)諸跡之(zhi)一。北庵(an)(an)對南庵(an)(an)而(er)言,南庵(an)(an)今悉圮(pi)。”
半壁起危(wei)樓,嶺如(ru)屏,海如(ru)鏡,舟如(ru)葉(xie),城郭村(cun)落如(ru)畫,況四時風月(yue),朝(chao)暮晴(qing)陰,試問古(gu)今(jin)游(you)人,誰(shui)領略萬千氣(qi)象(xiang);
九秋臨(lin)絕(jue)頂,洞有(you)(you)云,崖有(you)(you)泉(quan),松有(you)(you)濤,花鳥林壑有(you)(you)情,憶八載星霜,關河奔走,難得棲遲故里(li),來(lai)嘯傲金(jin)碧湖山。
西(xi)山開(kai)發歷史遺跡,應該恢復梁王避(bi)暑宮諸勝跡,形成羅(luo)漢(han)山南北庵上下兩(liang)層壁危樓建筑(zhu)群圣(sheng)境。
極目太華高偌大乾坤(kun)撐半(ban)壁,
蕩胸滇海闊無邊風月倚層(ceng)樓。