鳳慶縣城東(dong)南30公里的(de)青松翠竹叢中(zhong)有一古(gu)剎,名叫石洞寺(si),又稱(cheng)云(yun)窩(wo)石窟。寺(si)里境幽景奇(qi),古(gu)今(jin)游人不(bu)絕。
寺前的(de)(de)(de)云巖雙(shuang)閣(ge),立(li)于(yu)兩個巨大的(de)(de)(de)巖石(shi)(shi)(shi)之巔(dian),鑿(zao)是(shi)成梯,護以(yi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)欄,盤旋(xuan)而上(shang),巨石(shi)(shi)(shi)下有(you)一個天(tian)(tian)(tian)然的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong),洞(dong)里怪石(shi)(shi)(shi)嶙(lin)峋。巨石(shi)(shi)(shi)之間(jian)有(you)一石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao)相通,橋(qiao)下是(shi)碧波蕩(dang)漾的(de)(de)(de)蓮花(hua)池塘,走過(guo)石(shi)(shi)(shi)橋(qiao),拾級登(deng)臨雙(shuang)閣(ge),遙望遠山(shan)拱(gong)立(li),大有(you)諸峰(feng)羅列似(si)兒孫(sun)之象。巨石(shi)(shi)(shi)上(shang)有(you)少(shao)年投筆從戎,追(zhui)隨孫(sun)中山(shan)先生革命的(de)(de)(de)少(shao)將(jiang)參謀官李輝祖(zu)的(de)(de)(de)題聯(lian):“石(shi)(shi)(shi)樓聳(song)翠微,宛(wan)如天(tian)(tian)(tian)臺(tai),好向山(shan)中尋藥草;洞(dong)府探玄妙,若逢呂(lv)子,愿(yuan)從笛里聽梅花(hua)”。順寧(鳳慶)知(zhi)事李錫桐游(you)罷云巖雙(shuang)閣(ge),曾贈五(wu)言(yan)律詩贊道(dao):“飄渺飛(fei)雙(shuang)閣(ge),擎天(tian)(tian)(tian)石(shi)(shi)(shi)柱雄(xiong)。高樓近曙爽,古洞(dong)蘊虛沖。池靜(jing)垂(chui)紅(hong)起(qi),山(shan)深野(ye)鶴通。蒼茫無盡意,萬壑(he)嘯松風”。這些詩聯(lian),把云巖雙(shuang)閣(ge)的(de)(de)(de)奇(qi)特景(jing)觀描寫得惟(wei)妙惟(wei)肖(xiao)。
寺內(nei)有(you)一棵高12米(mi)(mi)、根(gen)部胸(xiong)圍1.8米(mi)(mi)、直(zhi)徑0.6米(mi)(mi)、花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)開萬朵(duo)、覆蔭半畝的(de)九芯十八(ba)瓣稀有(you)古(gu)茶花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)樹(shu)。相傳是建(jian)寺第二年,一個(ge)名(ming)叫(jiao)安海的(de)道士種植的(de)。后來一個(ge)名(ming)叫(jiao)余恒的(de)道士每年拾取落花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)積于根(gen)下,以化作春泥滋潤古(gu)茶。古(gu)茶花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)樹(shu)歷(li)經數百(bai)年,花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)越開越奇、越開越艷。真可謂:茶花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)盛開,花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)光映日,疊云堆(dui)錦(jin),香城色界。難怪曾參加過云南護國起(qi)義的(de)靖國第八(ba)軍(jun)(jun)軍(jun)(jun)長葉荃習靜(jing)石(shi)洞(dong)寺為妙音居(ju)士時,常于花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)下臨古(gu)帖(tie),繼而抒發了:“云南茶花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)甲天(tian)下,蒲們茶花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)又甲云南矣”的(de)贊嘆!
1983年,云巖(yan)雙閣(ge)和九芯(xin)十八古茶(cha)花樹(shu)被縣人(ren)民政府列為重點保護的(de)文(wen)物(wu),并(bing)撥款修整一新(xin),添(tian)置桌凳(deng),建蓋房屋,配有專人(ren)管理。每(mei)逢(feng)冬春開(kai)花季節,火紅的(de)萬朵(duo)茶(cha)花與摩天(tian)的(de)云巖(yan)雙閣(ge)交映生輝,吸引著眾多文(wen)人(ren)墨(mo)客慕名而來,寫詩作畫,游覽觀賞。