深鳳凰(huang)山風景旅(lv)游名(ming)勝(sheng)區(qu)座(zuo)落在寶(bao)安區(qu)福(fu)永鎮鳳凰(huang)村東(dong)面(mian)(mian)的山系,海(hai)(hai)拔678米,方圓(yuan)1.2公里。素有(you)"鳳山福(fu)水福(fu)盈地"的美譽。鳳巖古廟(miao)勝(sheng)景區(qu)是鳳凰(huang)山風景區(qu)的主體部分(fen)其(qi)三(san)面(mian)(mian)環(huan)山,一面(mian)(mian)臨(lin)海(hai)(hai)。
在(zai)鳳(feng)(feng)巖(yan)(yan)古(gu)(gu)廟右(you)(you)側(ce)石巖(yan)(yan)中(zhong),有(you)(you)兩座巍峨巨石相(xiang)(xiang)挨相(xiang)(xiang)疊,形如(ru)合掌(zhang),古(gu)(gu)稱“合掌(zhang)石”。掌(zhang)覷有(you)(you)洞,洞壁處留有(you)(you)一天(tian)然蟠龍袍印,形成龍壁奇景,形跡(ji)栩栩如(ru)生,后人(ren)稱之(zhi)(zhi)為(wei)“龍袍掛壁”,這(zhe)件皇(huang)帝的(de)龍袍的(de)印痕是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)據(ju)傳(chuan)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)宋少帝趙(zhao)昺留下的(de)。鳳(feng)(feng)凰山(shan)上還有(you)(you)鶯石點頭、麻藍仙印、長壽仙井等優美的(de)神話傳(chuan)說(shuo)故事(shi)。如(ru)在(zai)古(gu)(gu)廟右(you)(you)側(ce),有(you)(you)一獨立(li)的(de)雞心(xin)狀(zhuang)巨石,上圓下寬(kuan),高約(yue)4米,石墻上有(you)(you)“鳳(feng)(feng)舞(wu)”二字摩崖石刻,據(ju)說(shuo)明代中(zhong)期,是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)古(gu)(gu)廟里的(de)老和尚(shang)夜見鳳(feng)(feng)凰翩然起舞(wu)有(you)(you)感而發寫下的(de)。鳳(feng)(feng)凰山(shan)海拔306米。自(zi)宋元以來(lai),鳳(feng)(feng)凰山(shan)便是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)風景名(ming)勝。抗(kang)元名(ming)臣文(wen)天(tian)祥(xiang)在(zai)這(zhe)一帶留下許多故事(shi)。福永對面(mian),即(ji)是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)留下“人(ren)生自(zi)古(gu)(gu)誰無(wu)死,留取丹(dan)心(xin)照汗(han)青”名(ming)句的(de)伶仃洋。而鳳(feng)(feng)凰山(shan)下的(de)鳳(feng)(feng)凰古(gu)(gu)村,是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)文(wen)天(tian)祥(xiang)侄孫文(wen)應麟開居之(zhi)(zhi)地(di),已有(you)(you)六七百(bai)年(nian)歷史。這(zhe)個小村里有(you)(you)60多座明清(qing)民居構(gou)成的(de)古(gu)(gu)建筑群,是(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)目前深圳乃(nai)至廣(guang)東地(di)區現(xian)存古(gu)(gu)建筑最(zui)(zui)多最(zui)(zui)集中(zhong)、面(mian)積最(zui)(zui)大、保(bao)存最(zui)(zui)好的(de)村落之(zhi)(zhi)一。
古廟(miao)始建(jian)于(yu)元初(chu)大(da)德年(nian)間(公元1297—1307年(nian)),是(shi)文(wen)(wen)天(tian)(tian)祥的曾孫(sun)文(wen)(wen)應(ying)麟為了紀念文(wen)(wen)天(tian)(tian)祥所建(jian),迄今已有(you)600余年(nian)的歷(li)史了。相傳(chuan)文(wen)(wen)應(ying)鱗來(lai)此正值歲荒,為便于(yu)了解災(zai)情、他在(zai)大(da)茅(mao)山巔建(jian)了一(yi)(yi)(yi)座望煙樓,只要晃(huang)望到無炊煙的村莊,便立即派(pai)人去救濟。有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)天(tian)(tian),文(wen)(wen)應(ying)麟出外查看(kan)災(zai)情,走到鳳(feng)(feng)巖(yan),看(kan)到這里地勢奇(qi)特,山嶺峻(jun)秀,奇(qi)石多姿。他便打算(suan)在(zai)這里建(jian)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座廟(miao)來(lai)紀念自己的曾祖父(fu)文(wen)(wen)天(tian)(tian)祥。恰好當夜他又作(zuo)了一(yi)(yi)(yi)個夢(meng),夢(meng)見觀音(yin)老母叫他在(zai)鳳(feng)(feng)巖(yan)建(jian)“鳳(feng)(feng)巖(yan)古廟(miao)”。于(yu)是(shi),他便籌資修(xiu)建(jian)了這座廟(miao),一(yi)(yi)(yi)則供奉觀音(yin)老母,二則紀念文(wen)(wen)天(tian)(tian)祥。