福建的燕子巖位于(yu)永(yong)定(ding)縣培豐(feng)鎮孔夫村西(xi)山(shan)側,亦為(wei)永(yong)定(ding)、新羅(luo)之(zhi)界山(shan),以(yi)“洞中多石燕”而得名。它以(yi)造化之(zhi)奇巧,山(shan)形之(zhi)妙設,巖石之(zhi)磊落,洞穴之(zhi)深(shen)邃,寺(si)廟之(zhi)精(jing)美(mei)而著名。
從孔夫(fu)村向燕子巖(yan)遙望,只見(jian)壁立的巖(yan)石、層疊的山(shan)(shan)巒、蒼翠的樹(shu)木。身入(ru)山(shan)(shan)中(zhong),卻疑入(ru)蓬萊,美不勝收。山(shan)(shan)形(xing)似獅的“獅寶巖(yan)”首先(xian)躍(yue)入(ru)眼(yan)簾;步至老洋坳,只見(jian)一座山(shan)(shan)峰(feng)有(you)如獅象(xiang)相戲,名曰“象(xiang)子峰(feng)”。
“獅寶(bao)巖”與“象子(zi)峰(feng)”對峙(zhi)間有座獅寶(bao)巖庵。在庵內以(yi)杖擊地,蓬蓬作(zuo)響。庵后危崖壁(bi)立,可(ke)見三(san)洞(dong)并列,各具特形。左為(wei)“仙人(ren)洞(dong)”,右(you)(you)為(wei)“天燈(deng)洞(dong)”,中為(wei)“龍宮洞(dong)”。“仙人(ren)洞(dong)”,相傳因仙人(ren)寓(yu)居而得名,洞(dong)大且(qie)寬,洞(dong)頂平,洞(dong)中有三(san)個錐形壁(bi):中稱“雨傘”,左為(wei)“漏鹽”,右(you)(you)喚“出米”。傳說是仙人(ren)撐(cheng)著(zhu)傘,用(yong)杵搗鹽舂米,作(zuo)為(wei)炊爨(cuan)之用(yong)。
靈巖(yan)洞庵,依山勢砌石(shi)墻,疊(die)成平臺(tai)而建成。站在庵前,但見千(qian)峰萬巒撲面而來。因云霧變幻莫測,飄繞山間,碑(bei)載(zai)“常有紫氣出現”,迷(mi)迷(mi)蒙(meng)蒙(meng),縹縹緲(miao)(miao)緲(miao)(miao),似“李太(tai)白天姥之(zhi)游(you),夢想非真境也”,故曰(yue)“靈巖(yan)洞庵”。庵之(zhi)左有“仙(xian)人(ren)吊(diao)龜(gui)”,右有“象牙嶺”。在“仙(xian)人(ren)吊(diao)龜(gui)”右側庵背(bei)山上(shang),從(cong)一(yi)片月形壁(bi)巖(yan)中伸出一(yi)怪石(shi),泉(quan)水滴滴,有如“巨龍(long)(long)”拉長頸脖(bo),口垂“龍(long)(long)涎”,珍珠般滴落在玉盤(pan)上(shang),故有“龍(long)(long)涎玉盤(pan)”之(zhi)稱。若盛夏酷暑,掬“龍(long)(long)涎”入(ru)口,頃(qing)感沁(qin)人(ren)心脾,頓(dun)釋暑渴之(zhi)苦(ku)。
“燕子(zi)深宮”為(wei)(wei)燕子(zi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)最(zui)大最(zui)深的(de)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。巖(yan)(yan)(yan)頂蒼(cang)松挺立,翠(cui)竹叢生,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)旁老松虬蟠(pan),青藤攀纏(chan);從洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口(kou)向(xiang)山頂仰望,層層峭壁錯立而(er)起。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有(you)道,道中(zhong)有(you)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong);洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有(you)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),明洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)暗(an)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),互為(wei)(wei)相連(lian)。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)頂形(xing)狀(zhuang)不(bu)一,如(ru)嚙,如(ru)蟲蝎盤旋洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內,不(bu)知上下高低,全忘(wang)來(lai)去之路。自古以來(lai),尋蹤問跡(ji)者絡(luo)繹不(bu)絕,無不(bu)為(wei)(wei)景好洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇而(er)贊(zan)嘆不(bu)已。