黃(huang)龍(long)洞(dong)很有(you)(you)創(chuang)意,進門(men)松篁交翠,山(shan)(shan)徑幽深。主景有(you)(you)池(chi)有(you)(you)山(shan)(shan),水(shui)石交融。山(shan)(shan)雖由(you)人(ren)作,卻(que)宛若天開。山(shan)(shan)崖(ya)上飾一龍(long)頭(tou),泉(quan)水(shui)由(you)龍(long)嘴瀉入池(chi)中,池(chi)中立石,上鐫“有(you)(you)龍(long)則靈”,池(chi)邊(bian)巖石刻(ke)有(you)(you)“水(shui)不在深”,是(shi)(shi)一座疊理的水(shui)假山(shan)(shan)。池(chi)邊(bian)有(you)(you)亭(ting)有(you)(you)廊,可滿足游人(ren)“常(chang)倚曲欄貪看水(shui)”。鶴止亭(ting)、香雪(xue)亭(ting)依山(shan)(shan)傍水(shui),錯(cuo)落有(you)(you)致。池(chi)對(dui)面有(you)(you)庭院,植各種竹(zhu)類(lei)植物,其(qi)中以方竹(zhu)著稱。方竹(zhu)是(shi)(shi)名貴的觀賞竹(zhu)。池(chi)右假山(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)人(ren)工(gong)造就山(shan)(shan)洞(dong),即“黃(huang)龍(long)古(gu)洞(dong)”,洞(dong)內有(you)(you)石刻(ke)黃(huang)龍(long)祖(zu)師像(xiang),即慧(hui)開和(he)尚。沿山(shan)(shan)徑而上有(you)(you)云(yun)洞(dong),洞(dong)壑寬敞,常(chang)有(you)(you)霧氣(qi)彌漫(man),故(gu)稱“臥(wo)云(yun)洞(dong)”。
黃(huang)龍洞景點開發頗有(you)新意,接待人(ren)員全(quan)部古(gu)裝打扮(ban),池(chi)邊亭檐上(shang)斜(xie)掛著(zhu)“太白遺(yi)風”酒(jiu)旗,游人(ren)可入內(nei)小酌,憑欄觀看前(qian)面亭子里杭州黃(huang)龍越劇團表演的(de)戲文。也可在黃(huang)龍古(gu)洞前(qian)聆(ling)聽國(guo)樂古(gu)曲(qu),音響經(jing)古(gu)洞反射十分宏亮,曲(qu)畢(bi)大有(you)余(yu)音繞梁的(de)感(gan)覺。
跨進山門,沿著園路緩緩上升,道旁松篁(huang)交翠,迎面粉墻阻路。透過那九個(ge)雕著龍(long)形的花窗向空窺視,可見粉墻內翠竹蕭(xiao)疏,亭臺隱約,愈(yu)益引起人們尋幽探勝的興(xing)趣。
轉(zhuan)過粉墻,步入二門,眼前豁然開朗,只見曲(qu)檻畫廊環繞(rao)之中(zhong),涵藏(zang)著一泓(hong)碧(bi)玉似的清(qing)池。池畔(pan)假山(shan)重(zhong)疊(die),山(shan)石(shi)蔓掛,在斑駁的苔(tai)蘚里露出一個(ge)頭角崢嶸、威武蒼(cang)勁的黃龍頭,龍嘴中(zhong)一股清(qing)泉如珠簾倒掛傾瀉而下,鏗鏗鏘(qiang)鏘(qiang),聲(sheng)如鳴琴。瀑布(bu)兩旁(pang)的山(shan)石(shi)上,分別鐫刻著"水不在深(shen)"、"有龍則靈"這八個(ge)擘窠行草,點出了景點。
黃龍洞已成為現(xian)代人尋(xun)古探(tan)幽(you)(you)的好去處。既有(you)幽(you)(you)奇洞壑,精巧亭臺;又(you)有(you)茂林(lin)修(xiu)竹,怪石清泉(quan),整(zheng)座園(yuan)林(lin)覆蓋于(yu)森森濃(nong)萌之中(zhong),顯示出一派“藏龍臥虎”的神幽(you)(you)。
黃龍(long)洞(dong)(dong),位于棲霞嶺后山(shan)(shan)麓(lu)上,從岳廟邊山(shan)(shan)徑上去,左右(you)二山(shan)(shan)夾峙,路旁有翠竹千竿,景色清幽(you),過(guo)劍門關,紫云洞(dong)(dong)、白沙泉,全(quan)程行約l公里。
黃龍洞,宋(song)、元、明、清(qing)皆為(wei)佛教勝(sheng)地。民(min)國 11年(nian)(1922)改為(wei)道(dao)觀。杭州解放后,由園林部門接管,整理(li)綠(lv)化環(huan)境,修繕亭廊樓(lou)閣,成為(wei)北山風景(jing)區的主要游(you)覽景(jing)點之一。文化大革(ge)命(ming)初期,水(shui)池(chi)巖壁上的噴水(shui)龍頭被砸毀。部分亭廊建筑年(nian)久失修而倒坍。
1979年至1980年,投(tou)資13.5萬元,修繕門樓、大殿等(deng)建筑,重塑龍(long)頭,恢復黃(huang)龍(long)吐(tu)水景(jing)觀。為增加園林(lin)空(kong)間層次,利用原香客住房(fang)院落基(ji)地,辟建方竹(zhu)園,種植方竹(zhu)。
1985年(nian),黃(huang)龍(long)洞(dong)以“黃(huang)龍(long)吐翠(cui)”之名被評為新西(xi)湖十景之一(yi)。同(tong)年(nian),辟(pi)黃(huang)龍(long)洞(dong)為仿古(gu)園,服務人員均為古(gu)裝(zhuang),園內演(yan)奏古(gu)樂和演(yan)出越劇,并設有游人參與的游藝(yi)設施(shi),成為一(yi)處(chu)特色旅游點。
1989年,投資37.64萬元,在進口園(yuan)路右側建汲(ji)古園(yuan),內設戲臺和杭州地(di)方特色(se)的商肆。
1995年,為(wei)適應旅(lv)游形(xing)勢的(de)發(fa)展,充實文化(hua)內容,改為(wei)以(yi)“緣”文化(hua)主題公園。
2001年(nian)11月(yue)(yue)至2002年(nian)5月(yue)(yue)底(di),對黃龍(long)洞景區進行了改造與擴建(jian),增設園(yuan)外(wai)公共綠地74171平方米(mi),改善了園(yuan)內外(wai)的環(huan)境。
黃(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)洞(dong)又名“無門(men)洞(dong)”、“飛(fei)龍(long)(long)洞(dong)”。據傳(chuan)有(you)和(he)尚名慧開在此建寺(si)修行。一天,一聲(sheng)驚(jing)雷山裂,有(you)清泉自石中出,有(you)傳(chuan)說黃(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)隨慧開而來,因名黃(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)洞(dong)。
黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)頭是根據一(yi)(yi)個(ge)悲(bei)壯的(de)(de)民間故事而塑的(de)(de)。傳(chuan)說古代離此不遠的(de)(de)紫云洞(dong)里(li),住著一(yi)(yi)老(lao)一(yi)(yi)小(xiao)兩(liang)條黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)。一(yi)(yi)天,老(lao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)忽然作惡,噴(pen)火焚燒杭州城。小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)大義滅親,帶領眾人(ren)(ren)把(ba)西湖水(shui)灌(guan)進紫云洞(dong),淹死老(lao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long),撲滅大火;而小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)也在(zai)(zai)這場搏斗中死去。人(ren)(ren)們(men)流(liu)著眼(yan)淚(lei)把(ba)小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)安葬,淚(lei)水(shui)滲進小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)的(de)(de)心窩,又從它的(de)(de)嘴(zui)里(li)溢了出(chu)來,于是小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)的(de)(de)墳上就流(liu)出(chu)一(yi)(yi)股小(xiao)瀑布。為了紀念小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long),就在(zai)(zai)瀑布流(liu)出(chu)的(de)(de)地(di)(di)方塑上黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)頭,并把(ba)這個(ge)地(di)(di)方命名(ming)為“黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)洞(dong)”。清末成為杭州道教宮觀,至今保存完好(hao)。