太華山(shan)(shan)(shan)原(yuan)名(ming)方(fang)巖山(shan)(shan)(shan),亦名(ming)章山(shan)(shan)(shan),面積為320公頃,共有九座組(zu)成,頂峰548米,為蘇南(nan)第二高(gao)峰,是著名(ming)的竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)海和佛教圣地。從太華山(shan)(shan)(shan)顛(dian)放眼四望,浩瀚無(wu)垠的竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)海撲入眼簾,竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)海的風(feng)光(guang)一覽無(wu)余(yu),蔓(man)延的翠竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu),隨(sui)(sui)山(shan)(shan)(shan)勢起(qi)(qi)伏而起(qi)(qi)伏,好(hao)似波(bo)濤翻(fan)滾,綿流不絕(jue)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰、峽谷(gu)似凝(ning)固(gu)的浪(lang)風(feng)波(bo)谷(gu),炊煙輕繞(rao),愈顯幾分蒼莽渺茫。輕風(feng)吹來,滿(man)山(shan)(shan)(shan)青竹(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)隨(sui)(sui)風(feng)起(qi)(qi)舞、碧波(bo)蕩漾。
太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)因境內最(zui)高(gao)(gao)(gao)峰(feng)---太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)而聞名(ming)(ming)。太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)原名(ming)(ming)章山(shan)(shan)(shan),面積為320公頃。共有(you)(you)九座峰(feng)組成,頂(ding)峰(feng)高(gao)(gao)(gao)達548米,為蘇南第二高(gao)(gao)(gao)峰(feng),是(shi)著名(ming)(ming)的(de)(de)竹海和佛(fo)教圣地。從(cong)太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)顛放眼(yan)四望,浩瀚無垠的(de)(de)竹海撲入眼(yan)簾(lian),竹海風(feng)光一覽無余,漫延(yan)的(de)(de)翠(cui)竹,隨山(shan)(shan)(shan)勢(shi)起伏(fu)而起伏(fu),好似波(bo)濤翻滾,綿流不絕。山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰(feng)、峽谷(gu)(gu)似凝(ning)固的(de)(de)浪峰(feng)波(bo)谷(gu)(gu),炊煙輕(qing)繞,愈顯(xian)幾分(fen)蒼莽渺茫(mang)(mang)。輕(qing)風(feng)吹來,滿山(shan)(shan)(shan)青竹隨風(feng)起舞(wu),猶如碧波(bo)蕩漾。太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)世傳為地藏菩薩參禪之地,高(gao)(gao)(gao)麗國(朝鮮)王子金喬覺云游到太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan),看到萬(wan)傾竹海,蒼翠(cui)欲滴(di),茫(mang)(mang)茫(mang)(mang)太(tai)湖,煙波(bo)浩渺,便結草(cao)為廬;后(hou)(hou)受邀赴九華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan),修成正果,為地藏菩薩。因此,有(you)(you)“先有(you)(you)太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)、后(hou)(hou)有(you)(you)九華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)”之說(shuo)。這(zhe)里(li)有(you)(you)數量眾(zhong)多的(de)(de)古樹名(ming)(ming)木,太(tai)華(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)有(you)(you)兩株枝繁(fan)葉茂的(de)(de)古銀(yin)杏樹,其直(zhi)徑均(jun)在(zai)5米以上,樹齡已(yi)達1200年(nian)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)上還有(you)(you)兩口富有(you)(you)傳奇色彩的(de)(de)古井,其涌水量可(ke)同時供萬(wan)人飲(yin)用。