紫云(yun)山位(wei)于(yu)(yu)鄭州和洛陽交界處(chu),距登封(feng)城西(xi)35公里,穎陽鎮北(bei)6公里處(chu)。她(ta)北(bei)眺(tiao)黃(huang)河,南(nan)望馬嶺,西(xi)接龍(long)門(men),東連(lian)少林。紫云(yun)山海(hai)拔1400多米,呈南(nan)北(bei)走向,四周山勢,刀(dao)削斧劈,只有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)一條羊腸小道勾(gou)通(tong)上(shang)下(xia),堪稱(cheng)“紫云(yun)自古(gu)一條路。”東為(wei)(wei)萬丈溝,西(xi)為(wei)(wei)千仞(ren)(ren)澗,南(nan)為(wei)(wei)南(nan)天(tian)門(men),北(bei)連(lian)懷玉寨。紫云(yun)山巔地勢平緩(huan),上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)寨門(men)石(shi)墻,為(wei)(wei)亂(luan)世避難之(zhi)地,因(yin)(yin)此又叫安坡山。峰頂有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)一處(chu)地方因(yin)(yin)腹空如鼓,腳踏山“咚咚”作響,故名“靈(ling)山”。紫云(yun)山上(shang)石(shi)穴奇洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)五(wu)十多個,老母洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、紫云(yun)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、老龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、黃(huang)龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、五(wu)門(men)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、飛(fei)虎(hu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、花(hua)石(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、藥王洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)等,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)都有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)迷人傳(chuan)說(shuo);丈萬谷、千仞(ren)(ren)澗、紫云(yun)飛(fei)瀑(pu)(pu)、祥云(yun)貫日,處(chu)處(chu)都是(shi)一道靚麗(li)風景。自然(ran)景觀(guan),令人心醉,自古(gu)就是(shi)旅游勝(sheng)地。它層巒(luan)疊障,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴幽靜(jing),飛(fei)瀑(pu)(pu)龍(long)潭、秀色(se)天(tian)成。松柏古(gu)樹(shu)、遒勁參(can)天(tian),華(hua)蔭如蓋,郁郁蔥蔥。春夏時節,徜徉林海(hai)之(zhi)間(jian)(jian),沐浴香濤之(zhi)中,漫山遍開的(de)(de)(de)野花(hua),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)紅顏淡(dan)妝(zhuang),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)潔白素凈,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)翠色(se)欲滴,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)濃艷如墨、雪海(hai)紅霞(xia)盡收(shou)眼(yan)底。亭臺廟宇矗(chu)立于(yu)(yu)巍巍山巔,或(huo)藏于(yu)(yu)山坳叢林之(zhi)間(jian)(jian),清清山泉淙(cong)淙(cong)鳴唱,飛(fei)鳥(niao)彩蝶枝頭盤旋。
從鄭(zheng)州或洛(luo)(luo)陽乘車,沿鄭(zheng)少洛(luo)(luo)高(gao)速(su),到(dao)君召下(xia)車,沿君召到(dao)穎(ying)(ying)陽的高(gao)速(su)路輔道到(dao)穎(ying)(ying)陽往北,中靈山下(xia),即紫云山的西邊(bian),車走不動時下(xia)車,步(bu)行上山。
紫云山是(shi)中國最有名的(de)(de)(de)(de)隱(yin)居(ju)(ju)地(di),隱(yin)居(ju)(ju)的(de)(de)(de)(de)祖先(xian)該(gai)歸為名叫許(xu)(xu)油(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)隱(yin)士(shi)(shi)。在石道鄉的(de)(de)(de)(de)北面,馬(ma)鞍山下,有個(ge)隱(yin)士(shi)(shi)溝(gou),是(shi)許(xu)(xu)油(you)隱(yin)居(ju)(ju)的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)方,據傳(chuan)許(xu)(xu)油(you)在隱(yin)士(shi)(shi)溝(gou)隱(yin)居(ju)(ju)(穎河水(shui)洗(xi)耳(er))。許(xu)(xu)油(you)是(shi)許(xu)(xu)姓人(ren)的(de)(de)(de)(de)祖先(xian),當今(jin)的(de)(de)(de)(de)許(xu)(xu)昌與他有關(guan)。相傳(chuan)堯(yao)帝(di)曾三次禪位于他而不受(shou),比劉(liu)備三請諸葛的(de)(de)(de)(de)級別要(yao)高多了(le)。有個(ge)地(di)名叫“三過堯(yao)”,是(shi)堯(yao)帝(di)請許(xu)(xu)油(you)三次路過的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)方。
紫云山(shan)洞穴(xue)有50多個(ge),這些大大小小的(de)洞穴(xue)均為古人類(lei)賴以棲身的(de)地方。近年來,紫云山(shan)發現了大量(liang)的(de)石(shi)刀、石(shi)斧、石(shi)鑿(zao)和瓦陶(tao)片等(deng)均為新石(shi)器時代的(de)生(sheng)(sheng)產和生(sheng)(sheng)活用具。
歷史上有許多文(wen)人墨(mo)客來(lai)此游樂,尋(xun)根覓祖。唐代(dai)大詩人李白、岑參,宋(song)代(dai)宰相歐陽修、范仲(zhong)淹(yan)都來(lai)此駐足,留下了奇文(wen)絕名,名志(zhi)珍(zhen)。