福建的燕子巖(yan)(yan)位于永定縣培(pei)豐(feng)鎮孔夫村西山(shan)側,亦(yi)為永定、新羅之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)界山(shan),以(yi)“洞中多石(shi)燕”而得(de)名(ming)。它(ta)以(yi)造(zao)化之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)奇巧,山(shan)形(xing)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)妙設,巖(yan)(yan)石(shi)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)磊落,洞穴之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)深邃(sui),寺(si)廟(miao)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)精美而著名(ming)。
從孔夫村向燕子(zi)巖(yan)遙望(wang),只見壁(bi)立(li)的(de)巖(yan)石、層疊的(de)山(shan)巒、蒼(cang)翠的(de)樹(shu)木(mu)。身(shen)入(ru)(ru)山(shan)中,卻(que)疑(yi)入(ru)(ru)蓬萊,美不勝收。山(shan)形似(si)獅(shi)(shi)的(de)“獅(shi)(shi)寶巖(yan)”首(shou)先躍入(ru)(ru)眼簾;步至老洋坳,只見一座山(shan)峰有如獅(shi)(shi)象(xiang)相戲,名曰“象(xiang)子(zi)峰”。
“獅寶巖(yan)”與“象(xiang)子(zi)峰”對峙間有座獅寶巖(yan)庵。在庵內(nei)以杖擊地(di),蓬蓬作響。庵后危崖壁立,可見三(san)洞(dong)(dong)并列,各具特形(xing)。左為(wei)(wei)“仙(xian)人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)”,右(you)(you)為(wei)(wei)“天燈洞(dong)(dong)”,中為(wei)(wei)“龍宮洞(dong)(dong)”。“仙(xian)人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)”,相(xiang)傳(chuan)因(yin)仙(xian)人(ren)寓(yu)居而(er)得(de)名,洞(dong)(dong)大(da)且寬,洞(dong)(dong)頂(ding)平,洞(dong)(dong)中有三(san)個錐形(xing)壁:中稱(cheng)“雨傘(san)”,左為(wei)(wei)“漏鹽(yan)”,右(you)(you)喚“出(chu)米”。傳(chuan)說是仙(xian)人(ren)撐(cheng)著傘(san),用杵搗鹽(yan)舂米,作為(wei)(wei)炊爨之用。
靈巖(yan)洞(dong)庵(an),依(yi)山(shan)勢砌石(shi)墻,疊成平臺而建成。站在庵(an)前,但(dan)見千峰萬巒(luan)撲面而來。因云霧變幻莫測,飄繞山(shan)間,碑載“常有(you)紫氣出現”,迷迷蒙蒙,縹縹緲(miao)緲(miao),似“李太白(bai)天(tian)姥之游,夢想非(fei)真境也”,故(gu)(gu)曰“靈巖(yan)洞(dong)庵(an)”。庵(an)之左有(you)“仙(xian)人(ren)吊龜”,右(you)有(you)“象(xiang)牙嶺”。在“仙(xian)人(ren)吊龜”右(you)側庵(an)背山(shan)上,從(cong)一片月(yue)形壁(bi)巖(yan)中伸(shen)出一怪石(shi),泉水滴滴,有(you)如“巨(ju)龍(long)(long)(long)”拉長(chang)頸脖,口垂(chui)“龍(long)(long)(long)涎”,珍珠般滴落在玉盤(pan)上,故(gu)(gu)有(you)“龍(long)(long)(long)涎玉盤(pan)”之稱。若(ruo)盛夏酷暑(shu),掬“龍(long)(long)(long)涎”入(ru)口,頃感沁(qin)人(ren)心脾(pi),頓釋暑(shu)渴之苦。
“燕(yan)子深宮(gong)”為燕(yan)子巖最(zui)大最(zui)深的巖洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。巖頂蒼松挺立,翠竹(zhu)叢生,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)旁(pang)老(lao)松虬(qiu)蟠,青藤攀纏;從洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口(kou)向(xiang)山頂仰望,層(ceng)層(ceng)峭壁錯(cuo)立而起。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有道,道中(zhong)有洞(dong)(dong)(dong);洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有洞(dong)(dong)(dong),明洞(dong)(dong)(dong)暗(an)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),互(hu)為相連。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂形(xing)狀(zhuang)不(bu)一,如嚙,如蟲蝎盤旋(xuan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei),不(bu)知上下高低,全忘(wang)來(lai)去(qu)之(zhi)路。自古以(yi)來(lai),尋蹤問跡者(zhe)絡繹不(bu)絕(jue),無不(bu)為景好洞(dong)(dong)(dong)奇而贊嘆不(bu)已。