紫云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)位于鄭州和洛陽(yang)交界處(chu),距登封城西(xi)35公里,穎陽(yang)鎮北6公里處(chu)。她(ta)北眺(tiao)黃河,南(nan)望馬嶺(ling),西(xi)接龍(long)門(men)(men),東連少林(lin)。紫云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)海(hai)拔1400多(duo)米,呈(cheng)南(nan)北走向,四(si)周山(shan)(shan)(shan)勢,刀削斧(fu)劈,只(zhi)有(you)一(yi)(yi)條羊腸(chang)小道(dao)勾通上(shang)下(xia),堪稱“紫云(yun)(yun)自古一(yi)(yi)條路。”東為(wei)萬丈(zhang)溝,西(xi)為(wei)千仞澗(jian),南(nan)為(wei)南(nan)天門(men)(men),北連懷(huai)玉(yu)寨。紫云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔(dian)地勢平緩,上(shang)有(you)寨門(men)(men)石墻,為(wei)亂(luan)世避難之(zhi)地,因此又叫安(an)坡山(shan)(shan)(shan)。峰頂有(you)一(yi)(yi)處(chu)地方因腹空如鼓,腳踏山(shan)(shan)(shan)“咚咚”作響,故名(ming)“靈(ling)山(shan)(shan)(shan)”。紫云(yun)(yun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)石穴奇洞(dong)(dong)(dong)有(you)五十多(duo)個(ge),老母洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、紫云(yun)(yun)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、老龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、黃龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、五門(men)(men)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、飛虎(hu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、花石洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、藥王洞(dong)(dong)(dong)等(deng),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)都有(you)迷人傳說;丈(zhang)萬谷(gu)、千仞澗(jian)、紫云(yun)(yun)飛瀑(pu)、祥云(yun)(yun)貫日,處(chu)處(chu)都是一(yi)(yi)道(dao)靚麗(li)風景。自然景觀,令人心醉,自古就(jiu)是旅游勝地。它層巒疊障,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴幽靜,飛瀑(pu)龍(long)潭、秀色天成。松柏(bo)古樹、遒勁參天,華(hua)蔭(yin)如蓋(gai),郁(yu)郁(yu)蔥蔥。春夏時節,徜徉林(lin)海(hai)之(zhi)間(jian),沐(mu)浴香濤之(zhi)中,漫山(shan)(shan)(shan)遍開的(de)(de)(de)野花,有(you)的(de)(de)(de)紅顏淡妝,有(you)的(de)(de)(de)潔白素(su)凈(jing),有(you)的(de)(de)(de)翠色欲滴,有(you)的(de)(de)(de)濃艷如墨、雪海(hai)紅霞盡收(shou)眼底。亭臺廟宇矗立于巍巍山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔(dian),或藏(zang)于山(shan)(shan)(shan)坳(ao)叢林(lin)之(zhi)間(jian),清清山(shan)(shan)(shan)泉淙淙鳴唱,飛鳥彩蝶枝頭盤旋。
從鄭(zheng)州或(huo)洛陽乘車,沿(yan)鄭(zheng)少洛高速,到(dao)君召下車,沿(yan)君召到(dao)穎陽的高速路(lu)輔道(dao)到(dao)穎陽往北,中(zhong)靈山(shan)下,即紫云山(shan)的西(xi)邊,車走不動(dong)時下車,步行上山(shan)。
紫云山是中國最(zui)有名的隱(yin)居(ju)地(di),隱(yin)居(ju)的祖先該歸為名叫(jiao)許(xu)油(you)(you)的隱(yin)士。在石道鄉的北面,馬鞍山下,有個(ge)隱(yin)士溝,是許(xu)油(you)(you)隱(yin)居(ju)的地(di)方(fang),據傳許(xu)油(you)(you)在隱(yin)士溝隱(yin)居(ju)(穎(ying)河(he)水洗耳)。許(xu)油(you)(you)是許(xu)姓(xing)人的祖先,當今的許(xu)昌與他有關(guan)。相傳堯帝(di)曾三(san)(san)次禪位于他而不受,比劉備三(san)(san)請諸(zhu)葛的級別要高多(duo)了。有個(ge)地(di)名叫(jiao)“三(san)(san)過堯”,是堯帝(di)請許(xu)油(you)(you)三(san)(san)次路過的地(di)方(fang)。
紫云山洞(dong)穴有50多(duo)個,這些大大小(xiao)小(xiao)的(de)洞(dong)穴均(jun)(jun)為古人類賴以棲身的(de)地方。近年(nian)來,紫云山發現了大量(liang)的(de)石刀、石斧、石鑿和(he)瓦陶片等均(jun)(jun)為新(xin)石器時(shi)代(dai)的(de)生產和(he)生活用(yong)具(ju)。
歷史上(shang)有(you)許多文(wen)人墨客來此(ci)游(you)樂,尋根覓祖(zu)。唐代(dai)大詩人李白、岑(cen)參,宋代(dai)宰相歐陽修、范仲淹都來此(ci)駐足,留下了奇文(wen)絕名,名志(zhi)珍。