紫(zi)(zi)(zi)云山(shan)(shan)(shan)位于鄭州和洛陽交界處,距登封城(cheng)西35公里,穎陽鎮北(bei)6公里處。她北(bei)眺黃河,南望馬嶺,西接(jie)龍(long)門(men)(men)(men),東連(lian)少(shao)林。紫(zi)(zi)(zi)云山(shan)(shan)(shan)海拔1400多米(mi),呈(cheng)南北(bei)走向,四周山(shan)(shan)(shan)勢,刀削(xue)斧(fu)劈,只有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)條羊(yang)腸小道勾通上下,堪稱“紫(zi)(zi)(zi)云自(zi)古(gu)一(yi)(yi)條路。”東為(wei)萬丈(zhang)溝(gou),西為(wei)千仞澗(jian),南為(wei)南天門(men)(men)(men),北(bei)連(lian)懷玉(yu)寨(zhai)。紫(zi)(zi)(zi)云山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔(dian)地勢平緩,上有(you)(you)寨(zhai)門(men)(men)(men)石墻(qiang),為(wei)亂世避難(nan)之地,因此(ci)又叫安坡(po)山(shan)(shan)(shan)。峰頂有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)處地方因腹(fu)空如(ru)鼓(gu),腳(jiao)踏山(shan)(shan)(shan)“咚(dong)咚(dong)”作響(xiang),故名“靈山(shan)(shan)(shan)”。紫(zi)(zi)(zi)云山(shan)(shan)(shan)上石穴奇洞(dong)(dong)有(you)(you)五十多個(ge),老母洞(dong)(dong)、紫(zi)(zi)(zi)云洞(dong)(dong)、老龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)、黃龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)、五門(men)(men)(men)洞(dong)(dong)、飛(fei)虎洞(dong)(dong)、花(hua)石洞(dong)(dong)、藥王洞(dong)(dong)等,洞(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)都有(you)(you)迷人(ren)傳說(shuo);丈(zhang)萬谷、千仞澗(jian)、紫(zi)(zi)(zi)云飛(fei)瀑、祥云貫日,處處都是一(yi)(yi)道靚麗風景(jing)。自(zi)然景(jing)觀,令人(ren)心醉,自(zi)古(gu)就是旅游勝地。它層巒疊障,洞(dong)(dong)穴幽(you)靜,飛(fei)瀑龍(long)潭(tan)、秀色天成。松柏古(gu)樹、遒(qiu)勁參天,華(hua)蔭如(ru)蓋(gai),郁郁蔥蔥。春夏時節,徜徉林海之間,沐浴香濤之中,漫山(shan)(shan)(shan)遍開的(de)(de)(de)野花(hua),有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)紅(hong)顏淡妝(zhuang),有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)潔(jie)白素(su)凈,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)翠色欲滴,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)濃艷如(ru)墨、雪海紅(hong)霞盡收(shou)眼底。亭臺廟宇矗立于巍巍山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔(dian),或藏于山(shan)(shan)(shan)坳叢林之間,清清山(shan)(shan)(shan)泉淙(cong)淙(cong)鳴唱,飛(fei)鳥彩蝶(die)枝(zhi)頭盤(pan)旋(xuan)。
從鄭州或(huo)洛陽(yang)乘車(che)(che),沿(yan)鄭少洛高速,到(dao)君(jun)召(zhao)下車(che)(che),沿(yan)君(jun)召(zhao)到(dao)穎(ying)陽(yang)的高速路(lu)輔道到(dao)穎(ying)陽(yang)往(wang)北,中靈山下,即(ji)紫云山的西邊(bian),車(che)(che)走不(bu)動時下車(che)(che),步行上山。
紫云(yun)山是(shi)(shi)中(zhong)國最有(you)(you)名的隱(yin)(yin)居(ju)地,隱(yin)(yin)居(ju)的祖先該歸為(wei)名叫(jiao)許(xu)油(you)(you)的隱(yin)(yin)士(shi)。在石道鄉的北面,馬鞍(an)山下,有(you)(you)個(ge)隱(yin)(yin)士(shi)溝(gou),是(shi)(shi)許(xu)油(you)(you)隱(yin)(yin)居(ju)的地方,據傳(chuan)許(xu)油(you)(you)在隱(yin)(yin)士(shi)溝(gou)隱(yin)(yin)居(ju)(穎(ying)河水洗(xi)耳)。許(xu)油(you)(you)是(shi)(shi)許(xu)姓人的祖先,當(dang)今的許(xu)昌與他有(you)(you)關(guan)。相(xiang)傳(chuan)堯(yao)帝(di)(di)曾三(san)次禪位于他而不(bu)受,比劉備(bei)三(san)請諸葛的級別要高多了。有(you)(you)個(ge)地名叫(jiao)“三(san)過堯(yao)”,是(shi)(shi)堯(yao)帝(di)(di)請許(xu)油(you)(you)三(san)次路過的地方。
紫(zi)云山(shan)洞穴有(you)50多個,這些大(da)大(da)小(xiao)小(xiao)的(de)洞穴均(jun)為古(gu)人類賴(lai)以棲身的(de)地方。近(jin)年來,紫(zi)云山(shan)發現了大(da)量的(de)石(shi)(shi)刀(dao)、石(shi)(shi)斧(fu)、石(shi)(shi)鑿和(he)(he)瓦陶片等(deng)均(jun)為新石(shi)(shi)器時代的(de)生產(chan)和(he)(he)生活(huo)用(yong)具。
歷史(shi)上有許多(duo)文人墨客(ke)來此游樂,尋根(gen)覓祖(zu)。唐代大詩人李(li)白(bai)、岑參,宋代宰相歐陽修、范仲(zhong)淹都(dou)來此駐足,留下了奇文絕名,名志(zhi)珍。