青海(hai)省(sheng)南朔山(shan)(shan),在湟中縣境(jing)內,最早稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)南朔山(shan)(shan),道教(jiao)徒(tu)居(ju)住此山(shan)(shan)后,改稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)西(xi)(xi)玄(xuan)山(shan)(shan),傳說元、明時期山(shan)(shan)中各有一名(ming)道士(shi)修(xiu)煉成仙,即(ji)被道教(jiao)定為(wei)全國道教(jiao)十大(da)洞(dong)天之四,命名(ming)為(wei)“太(tai)玄(xuan)極真(zhen)洞(dong)天”,后改“玄(xuan)”為(wei)“元”稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)“西(xi)(xi)元山(shan)(shan)”,道名(ming)“太(tai)元極真(zhen)洞(dong)天”。明代是西(xi)(xi)元山(shan)(shan)道教(jiao)活(huo)動(dong)的(de)全盛時期,建筑規模宏大(da),道士(shi)眾多,香火旺盛。清順治初,塔爾寺阿嘉活(huo)佛(fo)(fo)朝山(shan)(shan)進香,認(ren)為(wei)這里是靜修(xiu)的(de)好地方,即(ji)在廣闊平衍的(de)山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)上修(xiu)建了佛(fo)(fo)殿,因此山(shan)(shan)佛(fo)(fo)道合一,為(wei)道家(jia)、佛(fo)(fo)家(jia)共同(tong)尊(zun)崇的(de)修(xiu)行(xing)“靈山(shan)(shan)”故而(er)又被稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)南佛(fo)(fo)山(shan)(shan)。遠眺(tiao)該山(shan)(shan),如彩繪的(de)屏風(feng),故民國年(nian)間文人墨(mo)客(ke)又稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)它(ta)為(wei)朔屏山(shan)(shan)。
山(shan)頂(ding)稱弗屏臺,廣闊(kuo)平坦,上有(you)鰲頭閣(ge)、奎(kui)光(guang)閣(ge)、玄(xuan)芳(fang)嘴(zui)、歇(xie)涼亭(ting),右峰(feng)為求(qiu)壽臺,東邊有(you)三清宮、三宮殿、玉皇洞(dong)、藥石(shi)洞(dong)和(he)平樓3間,坪(ping)臺四周有(you)8座天(tian)然石(shi)峰(feng),酷似(si)人形,姿態(tai)各(ge)異(yi),栩(xu)(xu)栩(xu)(xu)如(ru)生,道佛(fo)信眾(zhong)稱之(zhi)為“八大金(jin)剛(gang)”。由于(yu)該山(shan)自(zi)然景(jing)觀秀(xiu)麗,空氣新鮮,山(shan)清水秀(xiu),鳥語花香,成(cheng)為各(ge)族(zu)人民(min)消(xiao)夏、游覽的(de)勝地(di),每當春(chun)夏之(zhi)交到夏秋(qiu)之(zhi)交,西寧和(he)海(hai)東地(di)區各(ge)族(zu)群眾(zhong)云集這里尋芳(fang)攬(lan)勝,盡興消(xiao)遣。
南朔山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)位(wei)于縣城魯沙爾鎮(zhen)西(xi)面15公里處(chu),自(zi)然景色秀(xiu)麗迷(mi)人(ren),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)下(xia)沿(yan)公路(lu)邊流(liu)淌著清(qing)澈見(jian)底的湟水(shui)(shui)支流(liu)石惠(hui)溝(gou)水(shui)(shui),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)峰奇異,高聳入云,五(wu)彩繽紛的灌木(mu)花(hua)(hua)(hua)卉清(qing)香(xiang)四(si)溢。一條(tiao)陡峭的羊腸小道(dao)(dao)直達(da)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔。半山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腰(yao),被稱作“滴水(shui)(shui)崖(ya)”的山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)泉瀉(xie)玉噴珠,清(qing)冽(lie)甘甜,穿過山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)泉飛(fei)瀑,即到達(da)道(dao)(dao)教廟(miao)觀所在地(di)。廟(miao)觀依山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢修建,原(yuan)有(you)(you)大(da)(da)小洞(dong)府9處(chu),現有(you)(you)5處(chu),分散在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)坳處(chu),規模有(you)(you)大(da)(da)有(you)(you)小,中間一排平房(fang)為道(dao)(dao)士(shi)、道(dao)(dao)姑(gu)食宿(su)和接(jie)待(dai)朝(chao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)者之(zhi)所。洞(dong)府、客房(fang)、宿(su)舍均(jun)隱藏在樹木(mu)花(hua)(hua)(hua)草叢(cong)中,清(qing)幽寧謐,香(xiang)煙繚繞,給(gei)人(ren)以飄飄欲仙(xian)之(zhi)感(gan)。天然形(xing)成(cheng)的綠陽洞(dong),傳說為張道(dao)(dao)士(shi)修煉成(cheng)仙(xian)之(zhi)所,洞(dong)中有(you)(you)小洞(dong)名黑(hei)虎洞(dong),小洞(dong)口原(yuan)繪有(you)(you)黑(hei)虎飼子(zi)圖(tu),洞(dong)前原(yuan)有(you)(you)一個600斤重(zhong)的古(gu)銅鼎,洞(dong)頂(ding)有(you)(you)古(gu)柏(bo)一株,形(xing)似盤龍(long),皂角(jiao)樹兩株,盛(sheng)夏開花(hua)(hua)(hua),周圍(wei)的山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)杜鵲(que)、映山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)紅(hong)等爭奇斗艷,花(hua)(hua)(hua)香(xiang)宜人(ren)。