福(fu)建(jian)的燕(yan)子巖位(wei)于永(yong)定(ding)縣培豐鎮孔夫村西(xi)山側(ce),亦為永(yong)定(ding)、新羅之(zhi)界山,以(yi)“洞中(zhong)多石燕(yan)”而(er)得(de)名(ming)。它以(yi)造化之(zhi)奇巧,山形之(zhi)妙設(she),巖石之(zhi)磊落,洞穴之(zhi)深邃,寺廟之(zhi)精(jing)美而(er)著名(ming)。
從孔夫村向燕子(zi)巖遙望,只見(jian)壁(bi)立的巖石(shi)、層疊的山(shan)(shan)巒(luan)、蒼(cang)翠的樹(shu)木。身入山(shan)(shan)中,卻疑入蓬萊,美不勝收。山(shan)(shan)形似獅的“獅寶巖”首先躍入眼簾;步至老洋坳,只見(jian)一座山(shan)(shan)峰有(you)如獅象相戲,名曰(yue)“象子(zi)峰”。
“獅寶巖”與“象子峰”對峙間(jian)有(you)座獅寶巖庵(an)。在庵(an)內以杖擊地,蓬(peng)蓬(peng)作(zuo)響。庵(an)后危崖壁立,可見三洞(dong)(dong)(dong)并列,各具(ju)特形。左為(wei)“仙(xian)人洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”,右為(wei)“天燈洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”,中為(wei)“龍宮洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”。“仙(xian)人洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”,相傳(chuan)因仙(xian)人寓居(ju)而得(de)名(ming),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)大且寬,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂平,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中有(you)三個錐形壁:中稱“雨(yu)傘”,左為(wei)“漏鹽(yan)(yan)”,右喚(huan)“出米”。傳(chuan)說是仙(xian)人撐著傘,用杵搗鹽(yan)(yan)舂米,作(zuo)為(wei)炊爨之用。
靈(ling)巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong)庵(an)(an),依山(shan)勢砌(qi)石(shi)墻(qiang),疊成平臺而(er)建成。站(zhan)在庵(an)(an)前,但見千峰萬(wan)巒撲面而(er)來。因(yin)云霧變(bian)幻莫測,飄(piao)繞山(shan)間,碑載“常有紫氣(qi)出現(xian)”,迷(mi)迷(mi)蒙(meng)蒙(meng),縹縹緲緲,似“李太白天姥之游,夢想(xiang)非真境也(ye)”,故(gu)曰(yue)“靈(ling)巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong)庵(an)(an)”。庵(an)(an)之左有“仙人(ren)吊龜(gui)(gui)”,右有“象牙嶺”。在“仙人(ren)吊龜(gui)(gui)”右側庵(an)(an)背山(shan)上,從一片月形壁巖(yan)中伸出一怪石(shi),泉水滴滴,有如“巨(ju)龍(long)(long)”拉長頸脖,口(kou)垂“龍(long)(long)涎”,珍(zhen)珠(zhu)般滴落在玉(yu)盤上,故(gu)有“龍(long)(long)涎玉(yu)盤”之稱。若盛夏(xia)酷暑,掬“龍(long)(long)涎”入(ru)口(kou),頃感沁人(ren)心脾,頓(dun)釋暑渴之苦(ku)。
“燕子深宮”為燕子巖最大最深的(de)巖洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。巖頂蒼松(song)挺立(li),翠竹叢(cong)生,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)旁(pang)老松(song)虬蟠,青藤攀纏;從洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口向山頂仰望,層層峭壁(bi)錯立(li)而起。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中有道(dao),道(dao)中有洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong);洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中有洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),明洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)暗洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),互為相連。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)頂形狀不一(yi),如嚙,如蟲蝎盤旋洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內,不知上下高(gao)低,全(quan)忘來(lai)去之路。自古以來(lai),尋蹤問跡者絡繹(yi)不絕,無不為景好洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇而贊嘆不已。