蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)古剎,位于韶關市區河西約(yue)2.5公里處(chu)的(de)(de)芙蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)。芙蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)在漢代(dai)(dai)已(yi)很著(zhu)名,相傳當時有(you)個叫(jiao)康(kang)容(rong)的(de)(de)道(dao)士在此(ci)砌灶煉(lian)丹(dan),故(gu)后(hou)(hou)世有(you)“蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)丹(dan)灶”之名,為曲江二十四景(jing)之一,后(hou)(hou)人(ren)在康(kang)容(rong)煉(lian)丹(dan)處(chu)建庵,上(shang)(shang)書“芙蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)古剎”。蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)古剎在芙蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腰近(jin)頂峰(feng)處(chu),始建年(nian)代(dai)(dai)以(yi)及歷代(dai)(dai)修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu)繕(shan)情況無(wu)法(fa)考證。但據地(di)(di)方志記載(zai),蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)古剎在明代(dai)(dai)崇禎年(nian)間曾(ceng)毀(hui)于兵火(huo),后(hou)(hou)由明僧募(mu)修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu)。另外,據現存《重修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu)芙蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)真武(wu)帝殿(dian)記》石碑記載(zai),以(yi)及壁畫上(shang)(shang)的(de)(de)落(luo)款(kuan),可知蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)古剎在康(kang)熙三十四年(nian),光(guang)緒七年(nian)都曾(ceng)有(you)修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu)繕(shan)。但至近(jin)代(dai)(dai)由于長期失修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu),幾近(jin)碳圯(yi)。1985年(nian),市政府撥款(kuan)按原(yuan)貌重新(xin)修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu)復了蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)古剎。修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu)復后(hou)(hou)蓉(rong)(rong)(rong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)古剎占地(di)(di)面積1200多平方米,建筑面積800平方米,分前殿(dian)、正殿(dian)、后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)、左(zuo)右(you)廂房(fang)共8間。古剎內外的(de)(de)壁畫也大(da)(da)都按原(yuan)來的(de)(de)痕跡畫出。壁畫內容(rong)大(da)(da)都是(shi)有(you)關修(xiu)(xiu)(xiu)身(shen)煉(lian)丹(dan)之事,亦有(you)其它花草山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)水畫。
芙蓉山(shan)還(huan)是一處(chu)登(deng)(deng)高望遠的勝地。登(deng)(deng)上(shang)芙蓉山(shan)頂遠眺,可鳥(niao)瞰全城秀麗風光。遠望武(wu)、湞兩水,宛(wan)如兩條銀白色的緞帶飄向南方,頗(po)帶詩情畫(hua)意(yi)。