《西寧(ning)府新志》載:“當登臨絕頂(ding),縱目遠眺,群山翠嵐,三川煙云。鳳(feng)凰亭雄(xiong)偉壯觀,亭閣回欄。繞欄回望(wang),西寧(ning)的全景(jing)則盡收眼底。”
亭長和寬均為4米,高(gao)7米,木石結構,雙(shuang)層雙(shuang)進。前(qian)堂由(you)4條(tiao)紅(hong)石柱支(zhi)撐(cheng),瓦面四角(jiao)習檐,歇山頂,四邊(bian)雕刻龍鳳花草,正面花檐篆刻“福(fu)祿壽(shou)全”4字。亭頂塑有(you)兩只金鳳凰(huang)和一個(ge)寶(bao)葫蘆(lu)(lu),雙(shuang)鳳面朝葫蘆(lu)(lu)而立,似振翅欲飛,引(yin)頸(jing)高(gao)歌。由(you)于金鳳凰(huang)張(zhang)嘴而立,薰風吹(chui)來,發出婉轉動聽的鳴聲。
亭(ting)(ting)內有(you)(you)一塊(kuai)金匾,上(shang)書(shu)“薰萊亭(ting)(ting)”三字,匾前二棟上(shang)刻“千秋顯(xian)赫(he),萬代英靈”八字。亭(ting)(ting)后堂為單房(fang),以兩根紅石柱為支撐;亭(ting)(ting)正(zheng)中墻壁有(you)(you)“玉書(shu)圖”彩繪壁畫(hua),栩(xu)栩(xu)如生(sheng)。畫(hua)前設一神臺,擺(bai)放著三塊(kuai)紅石,上(shang)書(shu)“清景公”,供人朝(chao)拜,亭(ting)(ting)外有(you)(you)3株古(gu)榕(rong),盤根錯節,枝(zhi)(zhi)繁葉茂,其中有(you)(you)一株古(gu)榕(rong)樹的枝(zhi)(zhi)丫上(shang)岐生(sheng)出一棵小葉樹,頗有(you)(you)幾分奇觀。
該亭要(yao)清朝年(nian)代(dai)作過重(zhong)修(xiu);文革時,亭頂雙鰲及寶葫蘆被作“四舊(jiu)”拆除。由于年(nian)久(jiu)失(shi)修(xiu),亭子破舊(jiu)并現險情,在(zai)東莞(guan)市文化局和鎮黨委(wei)、政府及逕(jing)聯村委(wei)會的重(zhong)視下,邀請上(shang)級(ji)有(you)關(guan)部門領導和專家經多次勘察和反(fan)復(fu)論(lun)證后,報經廣(guang)東省文化廳文物處批準,于2002年(nian)1月(yue)(yue)進(jin)行修(xiu)葺,同年(nian)9月(yue)(yue)竣工。鳳凰亭修(xiu)復(fu)后,引來不少(shao)游人(ren)。
相傳(chuan)400多年前,逕(jing)聯村(cun)后(hou)的(de)逕(jing)貝(bei)山上每(mei)天清晨鳥(niao)啼(ti)聲婉轉動聽,村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)發現蒲瓜嶺一(yi)(yi)棵(ke)大榕樹下(xia)有一(yi)(yi)對金鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)翹首高歌。消(xiao)息傳(chuan)出,全(quan)村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)震驚,都來(lai)觀看。結果,金鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)在人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)們頭(tou)上盤旋(xuan)三圈后(hou)飛(fei)去(qu)。為(wei)(wei)了(le)吸(xi)引鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)歸回,村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)用了(le)27天的(de)時(shi)間建成了(le)讓鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)棲息的(de)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)亭(ting)。可(ke)亭(ting)子建成后(hou),鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)卻(que)不(bu)(bu)再(zai)飛(fei)回。恰(qia)好這時(shi),有一(yi)(yi)白須老人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(傳(chuan)說仙人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren))途經亭(ting)子,他告(gao)訴(su)村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)因為(wei)(wei)建亭(ting)時(shi)鋤斷了(le)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)草,鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)便不(bu)(bu)再(zai)回來(lai)。后(hou)來(lai)在白須仙人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)的(de)指點下(xia),村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)在亭(ting)頂上塑了(le)一(yi)(yi)對金鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang),每(mei)當薰風吹(chui)入鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)嘴,便聞呼(hu)呼(hu)作(zuo)響(xiang)之音,如同鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)鳴叫。村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)雖然再(zai)也見不(bu)(bu)到(dao)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang),卻(que)可(ke)日日聽到(dao)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)的(de)叫聲。幾百年以來(lai),鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)啼(ti)叫不(bu)(bu)休(xiu)。每(mei)年農歷7月28日和端午節(jie)前夕,凡(fan)有結婚、讀書(shu)、做生意的(de)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)無不(bu)(bu)到(dao)此添(tian)香(xiang)祈福,鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)(huang)(huang)亭(ting)從此香(xiang)火(huo)不(bu)(bu)斷。
位于(yu)西寧(ning)(ning)的(de)(de)(de)南(nan)山(shan),又叫鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)山(shan),山(shan)上(shang)有亭,名叫鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)亭,亭上(shang)有一(yi)橫額,上(shang)書“河湟引鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)”。相傳(chuan)南(nan)涼(liang)時有鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)飛臨其上(shang),故名鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)臺。這和當(dang)時流傳(chuan)的(de)(de)(de)“龍現于(yu)長寧(ning)(ning),麒麟游于(yu)綏羌”同(tong)為附(fu)會之(zhi)(zhi)說,但由此而來的(de)(de)(de)西寧(ning)(ning)古八景(jing)(jing)之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)的(de)(de)(de)“鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)臺留(liu)云”卻(que)成為西寧(ning)(ning)的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)大勝景(jing)(jing)。詠嘆(tan)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)凰(huang)山(shan)的(de)(de)(de)那首《鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)臺留(liu)云》卻(que)至今仍然廣為傳(chuan)誦:“鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)臺何(he)日(ri)鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)來游,鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)自(zi)高飛云自(zi)留(liu)。羌笛一(yi)聲(sheng)吹不(bu)落,纖纖新月掛山(shan)頭。”