青(qing)龍(long)巖,位于江(jiang)西省尋烏(wu)(wu)縣南橋鎮(zhen)青(qing)龍(long)村(cun)的(de)尋烏(wu)(wu)河畔,地處縣城南25公里處,因寺(si)雄、巖奇、山青(qing)、水秀,素為尋烏(wu)(wu)八景之最,又因地處東江(jiang)源(yuan)頭,故又被稱(cheng)為東江(jiang)源(yuan)頭第(di)一巖,這(zhe)里已形成了集游(you)覽、休閑、娛(yu)樂于一體的(de)風景旅游(you)區。
青龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)風景(jing)區,是(shi)(shi)(shi)尋烏縣(xian)古(gu)八景(jing)中(zhong)之(zhi)一(yi)---“龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)仙跡”,因(yin)寺雄、巖(yan)(yan)奇、山青、水秀,素為(wei)尋烏八景(jing)之(zhi)最(zui),又(you)因(yin)地處東江源頭,故又(you)被稱為(wei)“東江源頭第一(yi)巖(yan)(yan)”,它的地質是(shi)(shi)(shi)典型的丹(dan)霞地貌,遠近聞名。位于南橋(qiao)鄉青龍(long)村境(jing)內(nei)的尋烏河(he)東岸的一(yi)座高(gao)達百(bai)丈(zhang)、峭壁凌(ling)空的大(da)(da)石(shi)山半麓,上(shang)接藍(lan)天(tian),下臨深淵(yuan),整個(ge)石(shi)山,聳然(ran)壁立,綴有大(da)(da)小(xiao)巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)百(bai)余穴(xue),由11個(ge)大(da)(da)巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)組成(cheng)的青龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)最(zui)為(wei)著(zhu)名,宇(yu)廟(miao)(miao)古(gu)樸,巖(yan)(yan)殿相(xiang)輔(fu)。底層建有寨門,是(shi)(shi)(shi)進(jin)入青龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)的通道,進(jin)寺廟(miao)(miao),映入眼簾的是(shi)(shi)(shi)回廊(lang)、殿堂(tang)、經院(yuan)、僧房。殿堂(tang)中(zhong)供一(yi)尊(zun)大(da)(da)佛像。從(cong)殿堂(tang)邊側拱門進(jin)去,走(zou)完過道,只見靠墻架著(zhu)扶(fu)梯,扶(fu)梯作(zuo)直(zhi)角曲折,直(zhi)線向上(shang)攀(pan)登20米,穿過三層巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),然(ran)后向北約30度(du)斜坡向上(shang)排(pai)列著(zhu)8個(ge)大(da)(da)巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)與洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)之(zhi)間,或鑿孔連接,或人(ren)工(gong)建造懸(xuan)橋(qiao)相(xiang)通,共有木雕菩(pu)薩100尊(zun)。隔河(he)相(xiang)望(wang),也(ye)是(shi)(shi)(shi)懸(xuan)崖(ya)峭壁,巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)星星點(dian)(dian)點(dian)(dian)、大(da)(da)小(xiao)相(xiang)間、約800多穴(xue),既像人(ren)工(gong)構筑(zhu),卻是(shi)(shi)(shi)自(zi)然(ran)生成(cheng),隱隱約約地辨認,宛如"福如東海"四個(ge)大(da)(da)字(zi)。
據贛南(nan)梨樹塘吉卜(bu)子(zi)《松風(feng)館史記》載,遠(yuan)古(gu)時期,創造天地的宇宙之神有四靈(ling),位(wei)居四靈(ling)之首(shou)的青(qing)(qing)(qing)龍(long)主東方和春季(ji)。它(ta)妝點完春景后,陶醉于(yu)涅(nie)水(東江)之上(shang)(shang),對神州美景仍戀戀不舍,便(bian)將其(qi)肉(rou)身(shen)化(hua)成巖(yan)(yan)石留在人(ren)間。秦始皇年(nian)間,南(nan)越(yue)王(wang)趙佗從龍(long)川乘船開拓(tuo)疆(jiang)土,來到(dao)(dao)青(qing)(qing)(qing)龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)不遠(yuan)的一個險灘下(xia)船,在巖(yan)(yan)下(xia)歇(xie)息。趙佗深知此巖(yan)(yan)石為(wei)(wei)青(qing)(qing)(qing)龍(long)司春時留下(xia)的化(hua)身(shen),并(bing)有神靈(ling)在其(qi)上(shang)(shang)。為(wei)(wei)了得到(dao)(dao)巖(yan)(yan)石神靈(ling)的護佑,趙佗便(bian)把這一帶的疆(jiang)域統稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)“巖(yan)(yan)邑”。公元前111年(nian),南(nan)越(yue)國被(bei)漢武帝所(suo)滅。劉徹見此巖(yan)(yan)山形蜿蜒有勢,如(ru)一條青(qing)(qing)(qing)龍(long)鳧(fu)湟水而上(shang)(shang),就(jiu)相信此巖(yan)(yan)確為(wei)(wei)上(shang)(shang)古(gu)青(qing)(qing)(qing)龍(long)司春留下(xia)的化(hua)身(shen),并(bing)尊稱(cheng)(cheng)其(qi)巖(yan)(yan)為(wei)(wei)“青(qing)(qing)(qing)龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)”。人(ren)們也習(xi)慣稱(cheng)(cheng)之為(wei)(wei)“龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)”。