相傳真武(wu)大帝先前曾修(xiu)行于此(ci)(ci),后得(de)(de)道升仙(xian),乘鸞鳳(feng)巡(xun)游下界,訪臨荊山(shan)(shan)(shan),鸞鳳(feng)見此(ci)(ci)處(chu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)丹水艷,也(ye)興(xing)奮(fen)不已,遂落(luo)于山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔,引(yin)項高歌“仙(xian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)在此(ci)(ci)”,鳳(feng)臨祥瑞,鳴(ming)鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)由此(ci)(ci)得(de)(de)名(ming),也(ye)聲名(ming)遠(yuan)播(bo),為荊楚(chu)大地的(de)靈山(shan)(shan)(shan)、福(fu)山(shan)(shan)(shan),黎民百姓求(qiu)子得(de)(de)子、求(qiu)福(fu)增福(fu)、求(qiu)財生財、祛病消(xiao)災,因而香客信眾遍布大江南北。鳴(ming)鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)自然景觀和人文景觀豐富多彩(cai),有(you)煙霞(xia)洞、刑部蘇爺爺遺靴處(chu)、多子巖(yan)、云霞(xia)洞、八卦臺、永圣宮、濂溪(xi)小島、頭天(tian)(tian)門、文昌祠、二天(tian)(tian)門、龜蛇二將、鳴(ming)鳳(feng)湖,鳴(ming)鳳(feng)峽(xia),鳴(ming)鳳(feng)道觀金頂(ding)等。其中丹霞(xia)地貌中又有(you)其獨特之處(chu)——“紅砂(sha)(sha)巖(yan)”有(you)別(bie)于南方“砂(sha)(sha)礫巖(yan)”(砂(sha)(sha)中夾(jia)有(you)石礫)色若丹霞(xia),狀(zhuang)若織錦。鳴(ming)鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan),遠(yuan)古走(zou)來的(de)一座靈山(shan)(shan)(shan),荊楚(chu)景仰(yang),今(jin)逢盛世(shi),有(you)國泰民安之祥瑞。
先(xian)天(tian)八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)是伏羲(xi)演繹的(de)(de)八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua),與后天(tian)八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)的(de)(de)組合排列不同。這個臺高(gao)1米,直徑60米,按照《易(yi)卜之(zhi)辭》論說所建。其辭曰:“易(yi)為(wei)(wei)元(yuan)極,元(yuan)極生(sheng)(sheng)太極,太極分兩(liang)(liang)儀(yi),兩(liang)(liang)儀(yi)生(sheng)(sheng)四(si)象(xiang),四(si)象(xiang)演八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua),八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)定吉(ji)兇,吉(ji)兇主大業”。兩(liang)(liang)儀(yi)即是指陰(yin)(yin)(yin)陽(yang)兩(liang)(liang)儀(yi),四(si)象(xiang)則為(wei)(wei)老陰(yin)(yin)(yin)、老陽(yang)、少陰(yin)(yin)(yin)、少陽(yang)。而(er)八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)為(wei)(wei)乾、坤、震、巽(xun)、坎、離、艮(gen)、兌。道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)家(jia)(jia)樸素的(de)(de)基本辯(bian)證(zheng)(zheng)思想(xiang)(xiang)為(wei)(wei):道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)生(sheng)(sheng)一,一生(sheng)(sheng)二(er),二(er)生(sheng)(sheng)三,三生(sheng)(sheng)萬(wan)物;人發(fa)地,地法天(tian),天(tian)法道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao),道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)法自然。《周易(yi)》關于太極八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)的(de)(de)理論:“易(yi)——元(yuan)極——太極——兩(liang)(liang)儀(yi)——兩(liang)(liang)極——四(si)象(xiang)——八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)——六十四(si)卦(gua)(gua)——萬(wan)物”,這些表像就是道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)家(jia)(jia)辯(bian)證(zheng)(zheng)思想(xiang)(xiang)的(de)(de)基本體現。這個太極八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)圖就是按《周易(yi)》中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)太極八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)圖的(de)(de)精(jing)義所建,中(zhong)(zhong)圈為(wei)(wei)陰(yin)(yin)(yin)陽(yang)兩(liang)(liang)儀(yi),外(wai)圈為(wei)(wei)乾、坤、震、巽(xun)、坎、離、艮(gen)、兌八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua),象(xiang)征著道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)家(jia)(jia)的(de)(de)陰(yin)(yin)(yin)陽(yang)相和,萬(wan)物滋生(sheng)(sheng)的(de)(de)道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)理。有(you)趣的(de)(de)是,站在(zai)八(ba)(ba)(ba)(ba)卦(gua)(gua)平臺中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)喊(han)叫,能在(zai)山谷中(zhong)(zhong)產(chan)生(sheng)(sheng)回音。道(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)(dao)人說,如果(guo)聽清了回聲,便可增壽。而(er)離中(zhong)(zhong)心(xin)位置去說笑,哪怕只一步(bu)之(zhi)遙,便不會有(you)這種(zhong)效果(guo)。
風(feng)景(jing)區的(de)第(di)一景(jing)就是(shi)(shi)煙(yan)霞洞(dong),這里古時是(shi)(shi)危崖(ya)深壑,后因多年(nian)漲水(shui)漸(jian)淤漸(jian)平。古時,這個洞(dong)每到冬季的(de)晴暖之日,就有霧氣飄(piao)(piao)出,那(nei)霧縹縹緲(miao)緲(miao),騰(teng)(teng)騰(teng)(teng)上升,在紅(hong)砂巖(yan)的(de)襯托下如煙(yan)似霞,飄(piao)(piao)向林壑,填滿峽谷,所以得(de)名“煙(yan)霞洞(dong)”。
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