簡介
開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺坐落在融江河(he)畔(pan)的柳城(cheng)鳳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)鎮境內網(wang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳下,寺廟依山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)而建(jian),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)道(dao)跌宕,石級攀升,實有"仰天彌(mi)高"之勢(shi)。廣西(xi)有四大(da)佛教名寺,柳城(cheng)的開山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺名列其中。
開(kai)山寺始建(jian)于(yu)清嘉慶年間,由(you)大灣村一(yi)位紳士全大定籌建(jian),耗資白(bai)銀3400兩。
寺內供(gong)奉的佛(fo)像以(yi)湘山(shan)(shan)無(wu)量壽佛(fo)為主(zhu),此外(wai)還(huan)塑有(you)(you)羅漢、觀音、唐僧師(shi)徒、文昌帝君等(deng)大(da)小菩薩約計一百(bai)余尊,形(xing)態各異,栩(xu)栩(xu)如生;殿(dian)堂建筑宏偉(wei)莊重,寺內佛(fo)塔(ta)聳立,樓閣相連(lian),雕梁畫棟(dong),金碧輝煌,詩詞楹聯(lian)點綴其(qi)間;寺廟與網山(shan)(shan)巖洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連(lian),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口寬大(da),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)長300米,寬8-15米,高6-7米,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內奇石鑲(xiang)嵌,幽深致遠;寺外(wai)古木參天,榕蔭佛(fo)地,18棵古榕連(lian)片成群,形(xing)成廣(guang)西絕無(wu)僅有(you)(you)的獨特風景,真可謂"山(shan)(shan)如網,地如毯,樹如傘";寺門外(wai)憑欄遠眺,遠處龍船(chuan)山(shan)(shan)、麒麟山(shan)(shan)、白虎山(shan)(shan)、烏鸞(luan)山(shan)(shan)、青鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)、大(da)排山(shan)(shan)群山(shan)(shan)環抱,"睡佛(fo)"麗影(ying)清(qing)晰可辨。
每年的二月初八――釋(shi)伽(jia)牟尼出家(jia)之日為開山寺廟(miao)會,廟(miao)會之日,區(qu)內外乃至東南亞地區(qu)的香客、游人(ren)云集開山寺,達5-8萬人(ren)之眾。寺廟(miao)內香火繚(liao)繞,木魚(yu)聲(sheng)聲(sheng);寺廟(miao)外人(ren)聲(sheng)鼎沸,摩肩擦踵,山歌會、彩調場、花炮賽熱鬧(nao)非凡,場面(mian)壯觀(guan),是極具(ju)開發價(jia)值的旅(lv)游資源。