福建的燕子巖(yan)位(wei)于永定(ding)縣培(pei)豐鎮孔夫村(cun)西山側,亦(yi)為永定(ding)、新羅之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)界山,以“洞(dong)中多石(shi)燕”而得名。它以造化之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)奇(qi)巧,山形之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)妙設,巖(yan)石(shi)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)磊落,洞(dong)穴(xue)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)深(shen)邃,寺廟(miao)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)精美(mei)而著名。
從(cong)孔(kong)夫村向燕子巖遙望,只見壁立的(de)(de)巖石、層疊的(de)(de)山(shan)巒、蒼(cang)翠的(de)(de)樹木(mu)。身入山(shan)中(zhong),卻(que)疑(yi)入蓬萊,美(mei)不勝(sheng)收。山(shan)形似獅的(de)(de)“獅寶(bao)巖”首先躍入眼簾(lian);步(bu)至老洋(yang)坳,只見一座山(shan)峰有如獅象(xiang)相戲,名(ming)曰“象(xiang)子峰”。
“獅寶(bao)巖”與“象子峰”對峙間有座獅寶(bao)巖庵(an)(an)。在庵(an)(an)內以杖擊地,蓬蓬作響。庵(an)(an)后危崖壁立,可見(jian)三洞(dong)(dong)并列(lie),各具特形(xing)。左(zuo)為(wei)(wei)“仙(xian)人洞(dong)(dong)”,右為(wei)(wei)“天燈洞(dong)(dong)”,中(zhong)為(wei)(wei)“龍宮洞(dong)(dong)”。“仙(xian)人洞(dong)(dong)”,相傳(chuan)因仙(xian)人寓居而得名,洞(dong)(dong)大且寬,洞(dong)(dong)頂平(ping),洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有三個錐形(xing)壁:中(zhong)稱“雨傘”,左(zuo)為(wei)(wei)“漏鹽”,右喚“出(chu)米(mi)”。傳(chuan)說(shuo)是仙(xian)人撐著傘,用杵搗鹽舂(chong)米(mi),作為(wei)(wei)炊爨之用。
靈(ling)巖(yan)洞庵,依山勢砌石墻,疊(die)成平臺(tai)而(er)建成。站在庵前,但見千峰(feng)萬巒撲面而(er)來(lai)。因云霧變幻莫測,飄(piao)繞山間,碑載“常有(you)紫(zi)氣出(chu)現(xian)”,迷(mi)迷(mi)蒙蒙,縹縹緲緲,似(si)“李太白天姥(lao)之(zhi)游,夢(meng)想非真境也(ye)”,故(gu)曰“靈(ling)巖(yan)洞庵”。庵之(zhi)左有(you)“仙人(ren)(ren)吊(diao)(diao)龜”,右(you)有(you)“象牙嶺”。在“仙人(ren)(ren)吊(diao)(diao)龜”右(you)側庵背山上,從一片月形壁巖(yan)中伸(shen)出(chu)一怪石,泉水滴(di)滴(di),有(you)如(ru)“巨(ju)龍”拉長頸脖,口(kou)垂“龍涎(xian)”,珍(zhen)珠般滴(di)落(luo)在玉盤上,故(gu)有(you)“龍涎(xian)玉盤”之(zhi)稱。若盛夏酷暑(shu),掬(ju)“龍涎(xian)”入口(kou),頃感沁(qin)人(ren)(ren)心(xin)脾,頓釋(shi)暑(shu)渴之(zhi)苦。
“燕子(zi)深宮”為燕子(zi)巖(yan)最(zui)大最(zui)深的巖(yan)洞(dong)。巖(yan)頂(ding)蒼(cang)松挺立,翠竹(zhu)叢(cong)生(sheng),洞(dong)旁老松虬蟠,青藤攀纏;從(cong)洞(dong)口(kou)向山(shan)頂(ding)仰望,層層峭壁錯(cuo)立而起。洞(dong)中有道,道中有洞(dong);洞(dong)中有洞(dong),明洞(dong)暗(an)洞(dong),互為相連。洞(dong)頂(ding)形狀不(bu)(bu)一,如(ru)嚙,如(ru)蟲(chong)蝎盤旋洞(dong)內,不(bu)(bu)知上下高低,全忘來去之路。自古(gu)以來,尋蹤問跡(ji)者(zhe)絡繹不(bu)(bu)絕,無(wu)不(bu)(bu)為景好洞(dong)奇而贊嘆不(bu)(bu)已。