紫(zi)云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)位(wei)于鄭州和洛陽交界處(chu),距登封城(cheng)西35公里,穎陽鎮北(bei)6公里處(chu)。她北(bei)眺(tiao)黃河,南望馬嶺(ling),西接龍門(men),東連少林(lin)。紫(zi)云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)海拔(ba)1400多米,呈(cheng)南北(bei)走(zou)向,四周(zhou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢,刀(dao)削斧劈,只有(you)一(yi)條羊(yang)腸(chang)小道勾通上(shang)(shang)下,堪稱(cheng)“紫(zi)云(yun)(yun)自(zi)古一(yi)條路。”東為(wei)萬丈溝(gou),西為(wei)千(qian)仞澗,南為(wei)南天(tian)門(men),北(bei)連懷玉(yu)寨。紫(zi)云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔地勢平緩(huan),上(shang)(shang)有(you)寨門(men)石墻,為(wei)亂世避(bi)難之地,因(yin)此(ci)又叫安坡(po)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。峰(feng)頂有(you)一(yi)處(chu)地方因(yin)腹空如(ru)鼓,腳踏山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)“咚咚”作響,故名“靈山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)”。紫(zi)云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)石穴奇洞(dong)(dong)(dong)有(you)五十多個,老母洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、紫(zi)云(yun)(yun)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、老龍洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、黃龍洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、五門(men)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、飛虎洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、花(hua)石洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、藥王洞(dong)(dong)(dong)等,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)都有(you)迷人傳說;丈萬谷、千(qian)仞澗、紫(zi)云(yun)(yun)飛瀑(pu)、祥云(yun)(yun)貫日,處(chu)處(chu)都是(shi)一(yi)道靚麗風(feng)景(jing)。自(zi)然(ran)景(jing)觀(guan),令(ling)人心醉,自(zi)古就是(shi)旅游勝地。它層巒疊障,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴幽靜,飛瀑(pu)龍潭、秀色天(tian)成。松柏古樹、遒勁參天(tian),華蔭如(ru)蓋,郁(yu)郁(yu)蔥(cong)蔥(cong)。春(chun)夏時節,徜徉林(lin)海之間,沐(mu)浴香濤(tao)之中,漫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遍開的(de)野花(hua),有(you)的(de)紅顏(yan)淡妝(zhuang),有(you)的(de)潔白素凈,有(you)的(de)翠色欲滴,有(you)的(de)濃(nong)艷如(ru)墨、雪海紅霞盡收(shou)眼底。亭臺(tai)廟(miao)宇矗(chu)立于巍(wei)巍(wei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巔,或(huo)藏于山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)坳叢林(lin)之間,清(qing)清(qing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)泉淙淙鳴唱(chang),飛鳥彩蝶枝頭盤旋。
從鄭(zheng)州或洛(luo)(luo)陽乘車,沿(yan)鄭(zheng)少洛(luo)(luo)高速,到(dao)君(jun)召下(xia)車,沿(yan)君(jun)召到(dao)穎(ying)陽的高速路輔道到(dao)穎(ying)陽往(wang)北,中靈山(shan)下(xia),即紫云(yun)山(shan)的西邊,車走(zou)不動時下(xia)車,步行上山(shan)。
紫云山(shan)是(shi)(shi)中國最有(you)名的(de)隱(yin)(yin)居地(di),隱(yin)(yin)居的(de)祖(zu)先該歸為名叫許油(you)的(de)隱(yin)(yin)士。在石道鄉的(de)北面,馬鞍山(shan)下(xia),有(you)個隱(yin)(yin)士溝,是(shi)(shi)許油(you)隱(yin)(yin)居的(de)地(di)方(fang),據傳(chuan)(chuan)許油(you)在隱(yin)(yin)士溝隱(yin)(yin)居(穎河水洗耳)。許油(you)是(shi)(shi)許姓人的(de)祖(zu)先,當今的(de)許昌與他(ta)有(you)關。相傳(chuan)(chuan)堯(yao)帝曾三(san)(san)次禪位于他(ta)而不受,比劉備三(san)(san)請諸葛的(de)級別(bie)要高(gao)多了。有(you)個地(di)名叫“三(san)(san)過堯(yao)”,是(shi)(shi)堯(yao)帝請許油(you)三(san)(san)次路過的(de)地(di)方(fang)。
紫云(yun)山(shan)洞穴有50多個,這些大大小(xiao)小(xiao)的洞穴均為(wei)古人(ren)類賴以棲身的地方(fang)。近(jin)年(nian)來,紫云(yun)山(shan)發(fa)現(xian)了大量的石(shi)(shi)刀、石(shi)(shi)斧、石(shi)(shi)鑿(zao)和(he)瓦陶片等均為(wei)新石(shi)(shi)器時代的生產和(he)生活用具。
歷(li)史上(shang)有許多文人墨(mo)客來此游樂(le),尋根覓祖(zu)。唐代(dai)大詩(shi)人李白、岑參,宋代(dai)宰相歐陽(yang)修、范(fan)仲淹(yan)都來此駐(zhu)足,留下了奇文絕名(ming),名(ming)志珍。