臥龍(long)山(shan)(shan)位于福建(jian)長汀(ting)縣城(cheng)北。《古今圖書集成·州(zhou)府山(shan)(shan)川考》載：“環(huan)城(cheng)四(si)面皆平田，就中突起一(yi)山(shan)(shan)，不(bu)與群(qun)山(shan)(shan)相(xiang)屬(shu)，如(ru)龍(long)盤屈而臥，故名(ming)。又名(ming)九龍(long)山(shan)(shan)，亦名(ming)無境山(shan)(shan)”。自宋以來(lai)即為汀(ting)州(zhou)名(ming)勝，曾被(bei)稱為汀(ting)州(zhou)八景(jing)之(zhi)首。山(shan)(shan)上有北極樓、金沙(sha)寺、千松(song)亭、風香亭、新樂亭等名(ming)勝。尤(you)以建(jian)于宋代的(de)金沙(sha)寺較完(wan)整地體現了我國名(ming)山(shan)(shan)風景(jing)區的(de)寺觀建(jian)筑藝術。 登上金沙(sha)寺俯覽長汀(ting)城(cheng)內，名(ming)勝古跡，東(dong)三盡收(shou)眼底。
北極樓(lou)(lou)，又(you)名玄(xuan)武樓(lou)(lou)，始建(jian)于明代(dai)，清(qing)(qing)康熙(xi)三十(shi)年(nian)（1691年(nian)）重建(jian)。坐北朝南(nan)，土木(mu)結構，由門樓(lou)(lou)、經(jing)樓(lou)(lou)、正殿組成。占地2000平方米，正殿面闊3間，進深3間，單檐2層樓(lou)(lou)閣，臺梁式(shi)木(mu)構架(jia)，樓(lou)(lou)下左側(ce)墻(qiang)上嵌有清(qing)(qing)康熙(xi)三十(shi)年(nian)重建(jian)北極樓(lou)(lou)碑記一方。
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臥(wo)龍(long)山(shan)(shan)位于長(chang)(chang)汀城(cheng)(cheng)北，又叫(jiao)北山(shan)(shan)。長(chang)(chang)汀縣城(cheng)(cheng)的環(huan)城(cheng)(cheng)環(huan)繞臥(wo)龍(long)山(shan)(shan)一圈，臥(wo)龍(long)山(shan)(shan)是長(chang)(chang)汀城(cheng)(cheng)中(zhong)心。自(zi)宋以來即為(wei)汀州(zhou)名(ming)(ming)勝，曾被稱為(wei)汀州(zhou)八景之首(shou)。因“四(si)面平(ping)田，一山(shan)(shan)突(tu)起,不與群峰(feng)相屬，如(ru)龍(long)盤屈而臥(wo)，中(zhong)分九支”，故名(ming)(ming)“臥(wo)龍(long)”，又叫(jiao)“九龍(long)天境”。山(shan)(shan)上(shang)有北極樓、金沙(sha)寺、千松(song)亭、風香(xiang)亭、新樂(le)亭等名(ming)(ming)勝。
唐(tang)代古城墻從山頂向(xiang)東西兩(liang)邊(bian)各自蜿(wan)蜒而(er)下，使城半壁高(gao)掛(gua)山巔，婀娜多姿，匯合于汀江之濱，故有(you)“觀音掛(gua)珠(zhu)”之說。山后峭壁矗立，陡不可上。宋(song)時在山巔又(you)建(jian)(jian)(jian)金沙(sha)寺，明代崇禎年間知(zhi)府(fu)唐(tang)世涵重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)北極樓(lou)(lou)，又(you)名玄(xuan)武樓(lou)(lou)，還塑(su)呂洞賓像(xiang)以祀之。清(qing)代康(kang)熙、道光年間皆有(you)修(xiu)(xiu)葺(qi)。樓(lou)(lou)內尚(shang)存《重(zhong)建(jian)(jian)(jian)北極樓(lou)(lou)碑(bei)記》，碑(bei)頭刻有(you)雙(shuang)龍(long)戲珠(zhu)圖(tu)紋。北極樓(lou)(lou)內還有(you)“雄鎮(zhen)閩西”四(si)(si)字大匾額。徐曰都詩(shi)云(yun)：“無境山高(gao)樓(lou)(lou)更高(gao)，虎頭回望白云(yun)遙，金沙(sha)萬(wan)戶春風(feng)早，綠(lv)松清(qing)江曉放橈。”民國二十(shi)四(si)(si)年又(you)進行維(wei)修(xiu)(xiu)，布局由(you)門樓(lou)(lou)、藏(zang)經樓(lou)(lou)、正(zheng)殿組成，占地(di)面積(ji)2000平(ping)方(fang)米(mi)。1978年，新建(jian)(jian)(jian)廟門，在藏(zang)經樓(lou)(lou)重(zhong)塑(su)十(shi)八羅(luo)漢。臥龍(long)山在歷代中得到人們的保護(hu)，山上芳草萋萋，樹木蔥蘢，宛(wan)如翡翠玉屏。
臥(wo)(wo)龍(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)四(si)周有石徑直通(tong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂，而從橫(heng)崗(gang)嶺(ling)南麓登巔更為(wei)便捷。拾階(jie)而上，目不暇接(jie)，只(zhi)見山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)花(hua)吐(tu)艷，青(qing)枝蔥(cong)蘢(long)，龍(long)(long)鱗古松(song)，挺(ting)拔(ba)直立，山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)風過(guo)處，松(song)濤陣陣。 東(dong)邊(bian)建有“東(dong)翹舒(shu)嘯(xiao)”烽火(huo)臺，巍(wei)然屹立于臥(wo)(wo)龍(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東(dong)側嶺(ling)頭。沿襲清代汀(ting)州(zhou)知府(fu)王廷倫重建時取晉陶淵明“登東(dong)皋而舒(shu)嘯(xiao)”之(zhi)(zhi)意，題(ti)額為(wei)“東(dong)翹舒(shu)嘯(xiao)”之(zhi)(zhi)原名。城墻(qiang)一直修到東(dong)城墻(qiang)的張宅后門，長游覽者登上山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂，停步歇息，讀古詩(shi)詞，品味無(wu)窮(qiong)。 登上臥(wo)(wo)龍(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔，放眼四(si)望，山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)如龍(long)(long)盤曲而臥(wo)(wo)于汀(ting)江畔，一頭扎在河岸(an)邊(bian)，匍匐(fu)著喝汀(ting)江水。四(si)面群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)環(huan)拱似向臥(wo)(wo)龍(long)(long)作揖行禮。氣(qi)勢雄偉，蒼松(song)直聳云(yun)(yun)端，每當雨過(guo)天晴，白云(yun)(yun)繚繞，蔚(yu)為(wei)奇觀，故有“龍(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)白云(yun)(yun)”之(zhi)(zhi)美(mei)稱。宋(song)代汀(ting)郡(jun)太守郭祥正贊曰：“臥(wo)(wo)龍(long)(long)勝事堪圖畫，迥壓閩南七八(ba)州(zhou)”。
臥龍(long)山(shan)東麓還(huan)有(you)一處令人(ren)陶醉(zui)的風景，穿過東門后街背，沿(yan)一山(shan)谷(gu)拾級而上，可(ke)見兩(liang)山(shan)合抱，郁郁蔥(cong)蔥(cong)，耳(er)邊鳥聲婉(wan)轉(zhuan)，松濤陣陣，其(qi)境清幽宜(yi)人(ren)。行至半山(shan)，濃陰(yin)處飛出屋檐翹角，這就是斗(dou)(dou)母(mu)閣。斗(dou)(dou)母(mu)閣始建于明(ming)代初年(nian)(nian)(nian)，盛于萬(wan)歷年(nian)(nian)(nian)間，明(ming)清兩(liang)代均三(san)座廟(miao)(miao)有(you)修葺，但(dan)至上世(shi)(shi)紀四十年(nian)(nian)(nian)代圮塌(ta)，僅存灶君廟(miao)(miao)。上世(shi)(shi)紀八十年(nian)(nian)(nian)代后人(ren)們捐資重(zhong)建，今(jin)有(you)灶君廟(miao)(miao)、如是庵、觀音(yin)寺等宇，觀音(yin)寺壯麗，塑有(you)金碧(bi)輝煌(huang)的千手(shou)觀音(yin)，后殿是寬敞雄(xiong)偉的大雄(xiong)寶(bao)殿。現在游人(ren)常往，絡繹不絕。
