青龍巖(yan),位于(yu)江西(xi)省尋烏縣南橋鎮青龍村的尋烏河畔,地處(chu)縣城南25公里處(chu),因寺雄、巖(yan)奇、山青、水秀(xiu),素(su)為(wei)尋烏八景之最,又因地處(chu)東江源頭(tou),故又被稱為(wei)東江源頭(tou)第一(yi)巖(yan),這里已形(xing)成了集游覽、休閑、娛樂于(yu)一(yi)體的風(feng)景旅游區(qu)。
青(qing)龍巖(yan)風景(jing)區,是(shi)(shi)尋(xun)烏縣古八景(jing)中(zhong)之(zhi)一---“龍巖(yan)仙(xian)跡(ji)”,因寺雄(xiong)、巖(yan)奇、山(shan)青(qing)、水(shui)秀,素為尋(xun)烏八景(jing)之(zhi)最,又因地(di)(di)處(chu)東(dong)江(jiang)源頭,故又被稱為“東(dong)江(jiang)源頭第一巖(yan)”,它的(de)(de)(de)地(di)(di)質是(shi)(shi)典型的(de)(de)(de)丹霞地(di)(di)貌,遠近(jin)聞名。位(wei)于南(nan)橋(qiao)鄉青(qing)龍村境內的(de)(de)(de)尋(xun)烏河東(dong)岸的(de)(de)(de)一座高達百(bai)丈、峭壁(bi)凌空(kong)的(de)(de)(de)大(da)石(shi)山(shan)半麓,上(shang)(shang)接藍天(tian),下臨(lin)深淵(yuan),整個(ge)(ge)石(shi)山(shan),聳然壁(bi)立,綴有(you)大(da)小巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong)百(bai)余穴,由(you)11個(ge)(ge)大(da)巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong)組成的(de)(de)(de)青(qing)龍巖(yan)最為著名,宇廟古樸(pu),巖(yan)殿相(xiang)輔。底層建(jian)有(you)寨門,是(shi)(shi)進(jin)入青(qing)龍巖(yan)的(de)(de)(de)通道,進(jin)寺廟,映入眼簾的(de)(de)(de)是(shi)(shi)回廊、殿堂、經院、僧房。殿堂中(zhong)供一尊(zun)大(da)佛像。從殿堂邊側拱門進(jin)去,走完過道,只見靠墻架(jia)著扶(fu)梯,扶(fu)梯作直(zhi)角曲(qu)折,直(zhi)線向(xiang)上(shang)(shang)攀登20米,穿過三層巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong),然后(hou)向(xiang)北(bei)約(yue)30度斜坡向(xiang)上(shang)(shang)排列著8個(ge)(ge)大(da)巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)與洞(dong)(dong)之(zhi)間,或(huo)鑿(zao)孔連接,或(huo)人(ren)工(gong)建(jian)造(zao)懸橋(qiao)相(xiang)通,共有(you)木雕(diao)菩薩100尊(zun)。隔河相(xiang)望,也是(shi)(shi)懸崖峭壁(bi),巖(yan)洞(dong)(dong)星星點(dian)點(dian)、大(da)小相(xiang)間、約(yue)800多(duo)穴,既(ji)像人(ren)工(gong)構筑,卻是(shi)(shi)自然生成,隱(yin)(yin)隱(yin)(yin)約(yue)約(yue)地(di)(di)辨(bian)認,宛如"福如東(dong)海"四個(ge)(ge)大(da)字。
據贛南(nan)(nan)梨(li)樹塘吉卜子《松(song)風(feng)館(guan)史記》載(zai),遠古時期,創造天(tian)地的(de)(de)(de)宇宙之(zhi)神(shen)有(you)四靈(ling)(ling),位(wei)居四靈(ling)(ling)之(zhi)首的(de)(de)(de)青龍(long)主(zhu)東方和春季。它妝點完春景后,陶(tao)醉(zui)于涅水(東江)之(zhi)上(shang)(shang),對神(shen)州(zhou)美(mei)景仍戀戀不(bu)舍(she),便(bian)將(jiang)其肉(rou)身化(hua)成巖(yan)(yan)石(shi)(shi)留(liu)在(zai)(zai)人間。秦始(shi)皇年(nian)(nian)間,南(nan)(nan)越(yue)王趙(zhao)佗從(cong)龍(long)川乘船開拓疆土(tu),來(lai)到青龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)不(bu)遠的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)個險灘下船,在(zai)(zai)巖(yan)(yan)下歇息(xi)。趙(zhao)佗深(shen)知此(ci)巖(yan)(yan)石(shi)(shi)為(wei)青龍(long)司(si)(si)春時留(liu)下的(de)(de)(de)化(hua)身,并(bing)(bing)有(you)神(shen)靈(ling)(ling)在(zai)(zai)其上(shang)(shang)。為(wei)了得到巖(yan)(yan)石(shi)(shi)神(shen)靈(ling)(ling)的(de)(de)(de)護佑,趙(zhao)佗便(bian)把這一(yi)帶的(de)(de)(de)疆域統稱(cheng)為(wei)“巖(yan)(yan)邑(yi)”。公元前111年(nian)(nian),南(nan)(nan)越(yue)國被漢(han)武(wu)帝所滅。劉徹見(jian)此(ci)巖(yan)(yan)山形蜿蜒有(you)勢,如(ru)一(yi)條青龍(long)鳧湟水而上(shang)(shang),就相信(xin)此(ci)巖(yan)(yan)確為(wei)上(shang)(shang)古青龍(long)司(si)(si)春留(liu)下的(de)(de)(de)化(hua)身,并(bing)(bing)尊稱(cheng)其巖(yan)(yan)為(wei)“青龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)”。人們也(ye)習慣稱(cheng)之(zhi)為(wei)“龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)”。