簡介
開山(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)坐(zuo)落在融(rong)江(jiang)河(he)畔的柳城鳳山(shan)鎮境內網山(shan)腳下(xia),寺(si)(si)(si)廟依(yi)山(shan)而建,山(shan)道跌宕,石級攀升,實有"仰天彌高"之勢。廣西有四大佛教名寺(si)(si)(si),柳城的開山(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)名列其中(zhong)。
開山(shan)寺(si)始建于清(qing)嘉(jia)慶年間,由大(da)(da)灣村一位(wei)紳士全大(da)(da)定(ding)籌(chou)建,耗資白銀3400兩。
寺(si)(si)內(nei)供(gong)奉的(de)佛(fo)(fo)像以(yi)湘山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)無(wu)量壽佛(fo)(fo)為主,此外(wai)(wai)還塑有(you)羅(luo)漢(han)、觀音、唐僧師徒、文昌帝(di)君等大(da)小菩薩約(yue)計一百余尊,形態各異(yi),栩栩如生;殿(dian)堂(tang)建筑(zhu)宏偉莊重,寺(si)(si)內(nei)佛(fo)(fo)塔聳立,樓閣(ge)相連,雕梁畫(hua)棟(dong),金碧輝煌,詩詞楹聯(lian)點綴其(qi)間;寺(si)(si)廟與(yu)網山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)巖洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口(kou)寬大(da),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)長300米,寬8-15米,高(gao)6-7米,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)奇石鑲嵌,幽(you)深致遠;寺(si)(si)外(wai)(wai)古木參天(tian),榕(rong)蔭佛(fo)(fo)地,18棵古榕(rong)連片成群,形成廣西絕無(wu)僅(jin)有(you)的(de)獨特風景,真可謂"山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)如網,地如毯(tan),樹如傘";寺(si)(si)門外(wai)(wai)憑欄遠眺,遠處龍船山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、麒麟山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、白虎山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、烏鸞山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、青(qing)鳳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、大(da)排(pai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)群山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)環(huan)抱,"睡佛(fo)(fo)"麗影(ying)清晰可辨。
每年的(de)二月初八――釋伽牟尼(ni)出家(jia)之日為開山寺廟(miao)(miao)會,廟(miao)(miao)會之日,區(qu)內外(wai)乃(nai)至東南(nan)亞地區(qu)的(de)香客、游人(ren)(ren)云集開山寺,達5-8萬人(ren)(ren)之眾。寺廟(miao)(miao)內香火(huo)繚繞,木(mu)魚聲(sheng)聲(sheng);寺廟(miao)(miao)外(wai)人(ren)(ren)聲(sheng)鼎沸,摩(mo)肩擦踵,山歌會、彩調(diao)場、花炮賽熱鬧非凡,場面壯觀,是極具開發價值(zhi)的(de)旅游資(zi)源(yuan)。