仙(xian)堂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),原名(ming)(ming)“九龍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)”,主峰海拔1700米,因建于半山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腰的(de)仙(xian)堂寺而(er)得名(ming)(ming)。仙(xian)堂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)十分秀(xiu)美(mei),像是一位在大山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)深閨(gui)中(zhong)嬌媚(mei)怕羞(xiu)的(de)少(shao)婦(fu)。黎城的(de)廣志(zhi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),使(shi)人(ren)感到一種男性的(de)陽剛氣(qi)概,仙(xian)堂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)則(ze)使(shi)人(ren)覺得猶如(ru)投(tou)進(jin)母性的(de)懷抱。許多人(ren)認為仙(xian)堂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)曾是和尚(shang)的(de)天地,據(ju)說東(dong)晉(jin)時此地已有寺院;然(ran)而(er)女媧(wa)(wa)應(ying)是仙(xian)堂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)最早的(de)主人(ren),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)中(zhong)北崖上的(de)媧(wa)(wa)皇閣即(ji)可作證。登高眺望(wang),重巒疊嶂,云(yun)霧彌漫,如(ru)九龍匯(hui)集,歷(li)史上的(de)仙(xian)堂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),草木花卉(hui)繁盛,多洞而(er)又多泉(quan),加上山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)間殿堂林立(li),流光(guang)溢(yi)彩(cai),所以,人(ren)們就(jiu)拿她與山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東(dong)的(de)蓬(peng)萊仙(xian)境(jing)去相比,仙(xian)堂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)五泉(quan)寺山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)門上有古人(ren)留下的(de)磚雕對聯(lian),聯(lian)中(zhong)寫(xie)得真(zhen)確,上聯(lian)寫(xie)“無地不蓬(peng)萊塵寰(huan)有幾”,下聯(lian)寫(xie)“重巒饒風(feng)趣世俗全非”。此聯(lian)不粗不俗,名(ming)(ming)副其實,堪(kan)稱聯(lian)中(zhong)佳作。
仙堂(tang)寺(si)始(shi)建于東晉大興(xing)年間,踞于太行右腋、靈山(shan)(shan)之臺,因(yin)三(san)佛(fo)座前各(ge)面(mian)(mian)一(yi)泉、殿外(wai)有(you)二泉,又名(ming)“五泉寺(si)”,是(shi)東晉高僧法(fa)顯出家之地和弘法(fa)之所。仙堂(tang)寺(si)為仙堂(tang)山(shan)(shan)主要古(gu)建筑之一(yi),寺(si)依山(shan)(shan)勢(shi)而建,靠石巖,臨深壑,四面(mian)(mian)環山(shan)(shan),泉水縈繞,松柏(bo)蒼翠,環境清靜優(you)美。共有(you)三(san)進院落,中軸線由低向高,層(ceng)層(ceng)向上(shang),整個建筑布局獨(du)特完整,錯落有(you)致。
仙堂寺內有世(shi)界第(di)一銅鑄大坐佛,高59米的釋迦牟尼坐像。
《佛國(guo)記-法(fa)顯(xian)(xian)西行》主題館群是按照法(fa)顯(xian)(xian)西行取經所經的(de)8個國(guo)家(即(ji)法(fa)顯(xian)(xian)當時西行取經歷經的(de)30余國(guo),按今疆(jiang)域(yu)為8個國(guo)家)的(de)足跡而建的(de)主題館群。
法顯是早于唐玄奘230年西行(xing)取經的(de)僧人(ren),也是偉大的(de)翻(fan)譯(yi)家,他是把(ba)梵本經典翻(fan)譯(yi)成漢文的(de)第(di)一(yi)人(ren),自撰的(de)《佛國記》,堪稱(cheng)記載一(yi)千五六百年以前中(zhong)亞(ya)(ya)、南亞(ya)(ya)、東(dong)南亞(ya)(ya)歷(li)史、地理、宗教的(de)一(yi)部杰作。被(bei)魯迅先生贊譽為“中(zhong)國之脊梁”。
黑(hei)龍(long)(long)(long)洞(dong)(dong)也叫九龍(long)(long)(long)洞(dong)(dong),名曰“洞(dong)(dong)天福地”,洞(dong)(dong)口(kou)有(you)兩(liang)(liang)條(tiao)巨龍(long)(long)(long)騰躍而起。從(cong)月門入洞(dong)(dong),有(you)9個龍(long)(long)(long)頭(tou)迎(ying)面伸出(chu),個個口(kou)內(nei)噴水。再往里走有(you)一石(shi)平(ping)臺,臺上有(you)一汪清(qing)水,龍(long)(long)(long)嘴之水即源于此,當地人說此水可治百病,實為甘美礦(kuang)泉水。洞(dong)(dong)后(hou)端的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)底盤(pan)石(shi)宛若(ruo)兩(liang)(liang)條(tiao)彎曲而臥的(de)(de)黑(hei)龍(long)(long)(long),相(xiang)傳為龍(long)(long)(long)王夫婦的(de)(de)起居之地。洞(dong)(dong)前有(you)龍(long)(long)(long)王殿,內(nei)塑龍(long)(long)(long)王像。
寺院里許山崖(ya)如(ru)削,峭壁上凌空(kong)而建媧皇宮一(yi)座,寬五間,為全(quan)木結構(gou)(gou)兩層(ceng)樓閣。宮底層(ceng)木柱林立,共(gong)32根交(jiao)錯排列(lie),柱頭補間斗(dou)拱(gong)密布,重檐跋山頂,構(gou)(gou)造奇巧獨特,周圍高山峻嶺相襯,猶如(ru)古畫中的(de)玲(ling)戲小屋,還(huan)有峰(feng)懸石碣觀音洞(dong)、云嗷(ao)仙樂鐃鈸洞(dong)、夜(ye)鳴紗車紡花洞(dong)、丹爐經煙株砂洞(dong)、山間明(ming)珠金燈巖、點頭迎賓人面石、養僧濟貧滴谷洞(dong)等景(jing)點。
在長治客運東站(zhan)購票,可(ke)(ke)以(yi)乘坐旅游大巴到達旅游景區門(men)口,可(ke)(ke)以(yi)提前打電話或前去客運東站(zhan)詢問(市內2路、21路公(gong)交(jiao)終(zhong)點站(zhan)),也可(ke)(ke)以(yi)乘車到達襄(xiang)垣縣(xian)城再叫(jiao)計程車前去。
因為仙(xian)堂山不僅奇峰崢嶸,青山疊翠,且自然巖洞的數量之多殊為罕見,諸如朱砂洞、黑龍洞、滴谷洞、紡花洞、鐃鈸銅、狐仙洞、蜜蜂洞、觀音洞、白龍洞、講經堂等等。這些巖洞,有的深邃莫測,有的鐘乳嶙峋,有的子母相連,有的赤如朱砂,云霧山中,隱隱現現,形態各異,神奇壯觀。尤其是別有洞天的黑龍洞,巖頂怪石形如彩云,洞底鐘乳狀若游龍,噴泉四射,叮當有聲,游者無不流連忘返。據考,黑龍洞也叫九龍洞,開發中出土的九條銅龍已得到證實,關于九龍臺水的神話故事在民間久傳不衰。除幻綽(chuo)多(duo)(duo)姿的(de)(de)巖(yan)洞之外,仙(xian)堂(tang)山還有許多(duo)(duo)獨具一格的(de)(de)自然景觀,猶如(ru)傳說中(zhong)劉龍騎(qi)虎(hu)跨澗到仙(xian)堂(tang)寺就讀留下的(de)(de)虎(hu)掌石和栩(xu)栩(xu)如(ru)生(sheng)的(de)(de)石虎(hu),一棵樹(shu)干上(shang)分別長著(zhu)疏密(mi)兩種(zhong)迥(jiong)然不同枝葉的(de)(de)仙(xian)堂(tang)奇松,“百步(bu)九(jiu)折”、縈繞山巒(luan)的(de)(de)取月梯,以及牛心石、金燈巖(yan)、人面石、回音壁、迎客松等等。
仙堂山的(de)古建(jian)(jian)筑確很特別,仙(xian)堂寺(si)(si)寺(si)(si)中(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)泉,媧皇閣中(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)洞(dong);寺(si)(si)因泉得名(仙(xian)堂寺(si)(si)又名五泉寺(si)(si)),宮依洞(dong)而立。整個仙(xian)堂寺(si)(si)古建(jian)(jian)群,規(gui)模雖不(bu)甚宏大(da),但(dan)玲(ling)瓏輝煌,錯(cuo)落有(you)(you)(you)致(zhi),座(zuo)地(di)神秀,工藝不(bu)凡(fan)。修(xiu)復中(zhong)興(xing)建(jian)(jian)的(de)寺(si)(si)門前的(de)石(shi)階工程(cheng),雄(xiong)偉壯觀,使人(ren)瞠(cheng)目,人(ren)稱“三(san)晉第(di)一梯”,拾(shi)階而上,似有(you)(you)(you)“高路入(ru)云端”之感。蝸(gua)皇宮的(de)建(jian)(jian)筑亦(yi)堪一絕,空懸絕頂,危立險(xian)峰(feng),登高遠望,可及縣城。且右有(you)(you)(you)朱砂(sha)洞(dong),左有(you)(you)(you)蜜(mi)蜂洞(dong),靜中(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)動,氣象萬千(qian)。