麗山(shan)樵唱是吳川市(shi)舊八(ba)(ba)景之一,位于吳川市(shi)板(ban)橋鎮豐(feng)六洞村西面,距市(shi)區梅錄(lu)18公里(li),該山(shan)高56米,山(shan)上林木蔥(cong)翠,風景秀麗,山(shan)頂(ding)有(you)口天(tian)然井,俗(su)(su)稱(cheng)山(shan)尤竅(qiao)。井內之水(shui)冷(leng)熱各半,井旁有(you)八(ba)(ba)角亭遺址。并(bing)有(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)懿(yi)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)凳、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)砧板(ban)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)菜(cai)刀、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)碗和石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)腳印,山(shan)腰有(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)泉,俗(su)(su)稱(cheng)麻藍(lan)水(shui)碗,山(shan)腳下有(you)三仙(xian)女(nv)留下的(de)(de)腳跡,仙(xian)女(nv)與(yu)樵夫對唱歌(ge)聲(sheng)迥響,聲(sheng)傳百里(li)。此(ci)處是理想的(de)(de)旅游之地,交通便利。
在吳(wu)(wu)川市(shi)梅錄(lu)(lu)鎮西北約40里(li),板橋圩正北10里(li),吳(wu)(wu)川、化(hua)州兩市(shi)交界(jie)處,有(you)(you)一(yi)海(hai)(hai)撥高度為(wei)(wei)(wei)77.52米的(de)(de)(de)高山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling),遠遠望(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)去,似一(yi)個(ge)豐腴的(de)(de)(de)美(mei)乳,此(ci)山(shan)(shan)較高,東可以(yi)望(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)見(jian)梅錄(lu)(lu)的(de)(de)(de)樓房街(jie)道,北可以(yi)望(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)見(jian)化(hua)州城,西可見(jian)廉江,南望(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)海(hai)(hai),為(wei)(wei)(wei)吳(wu)(wu)川第(di)二高峰(吳(wu)(wu)川第(di)一(yi)高峰為(wei)(wei)(wei)尖山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling),海(hai)(hai)撥高度為(wei)(wei)(wei)171.48米,現為(wei)(wei)(wei)軍事禁區)。山(shan)(shan)勢南北走(zou)向,視野開闊,山(shan)(shan)上(shang)山(shan)(shan)下(xia)林木(mu)蔥蘢,風景(jing)秀麗,故(gu)名麗山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)。古(gu)時(shi)(shi)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)上(shang)建(jian)有(you)(you)麗山(shan)(shan)寺。此(ci)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)生成年(nian)代久遠,整個(ge)山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)為(wei)(wei)(wei)巖(yan)石(shi)(shi)構(gou)成。山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)有(you)(you)口(kou)天然水(shui)井(jing)(jing),俗(su)稱(cheng)山(shan)(shan)龍(long)竅(qiao),相傳井(jing)(jing)內(nei)之(zhi)水(shui)冷熱各半,祈雨拜(bai)神殺豬時(shi)(shi)用(yong)熱水(shui),清(qing)洗用(yong)冷水(shui),其(qi)妙無比(bi)。井(jing)(jing)旁有(you)(you)八角亭(ting)遺址,并有(you)(you)石(shi)(shi)鼓、石(shi)(shi)凳、石(shi)(shi)砧板、石(shi)(shi)菜刀、石(shi)(shi)碗、石(shi)(shi)腳印、對(dui)歌臺(tai)等。山(shan)(shan)腰大石(shi)(shi)上(shang)有(you)(you)兩眼石(shi)(shi)泉,俗(su)稱(cheng)麻籃水(shui)碗,相傳是三仙(xian)(xian)女捻麻緝線所用(yong),石(shi)(shi)腳印是仙(xian)(xian)女留(liu)下(xia)的(de)(de)(de)腳印。仙(xian)(xian)女與(yu)樵夫(fu)在此(ci)對(dui)唱(chang)、吹簫奏笙、鼓瑟彈琴,歌樂回響(xiang),聲聞(wen)百里(li)。山(shan)(shan)腳南邊(bian)有(you)(you)十里(li)八鄉集資建(jian)的(de)(de)(de)三仙(xian)(xian)古(gu)廟(此(ci)廟于1958年(nian)被毀),供奉劉(liu)、張、王三位(wei)仙(xian)(xian)姑和(he)(he)各路神仙(xian)(xian),香火鼎盛(sheng),吳(wu)(wu)、化(hua)兩縣及其(qi)他地(di)方來進(jin)香朝拜(bai)的(de)(de)(de)善男(nan)信女絡(luo)繹(yi)不(bu)絕。古(gu)吳(wu)(wu)川八景(jing)之(zhi)一(yi)的(de)(de)(de)“麗山(shan)(shan)樵唱(chang)”即(ji)指此(ci)地(di)。此(ci)處不(bu)過彈丸之(zhi)地(di),但卻有(you)(you)很多美(mei)麗的(de)(de)(de)傳說和(he)(he)凄婉(wan)的(de)(de)(de)故(gu)事。歷代的(de)(de)(de)官(guan)宦和(he)(he)騷人墨客也留(liu)下(xia)不(bu)少(shao)膾炙人口(kou)的(de)(de)(de)詩(shi)篇。
注:山北頭屬于化州地(di)界,南(nan)頭為吳(wu)川(chuan)地(di)界。