景區以起鳳山為主(zhu)體,香山河繞山而過,思(si)鄰山、廣德公主(zhu)廟依附(fu)其旁。
起鳳(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan),又名(ming)(ming)鳳(feng)(feng)凰山(shan)(shan)(shan),屹立香(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)河畔(pan)。雙峰拔(ba)(ba)地(di)而(er)(er)起,并峙于(yu)(yu)平疇之(zhi)(zhi)間(jian),儼然如(ru)鳳(feng)(feng)起飛,故名(ming)(ming)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)上古木挺(ting)拔(ba)(ba),山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳榛莽叢深。藤蘿攀援,蔥(cong)蔥(cong)郁郁;修篁橫(heng)斜,颯颯爽爽。亭臺樓閣(ge),古寺廟(miao)宇(yu),隱現于(yu)(yu)樹影奇石(shi)之(zhi)(zhi)中。歷代文(wen)人墨客游(you)山(shan)(shan)(shan)賦詩題(ti)詞刻(ke)字,舉(ju)目(mu)皆是。崖(ya)刻(ke)"朝陽鳴鳳(feng)(feng)"之(zhi)(zhi)書藝(yi)、巨(ju)刻(ke)"鳳(feng)(feng)"字之(zhi)(zhi)體量(liang),都堪稱廣西壯族地(di)區(qu)石(shi)刻(ke)之(zhi)(zhi)最。山(shan)(shan)(shan)中還(huan)有(you)幾處(chu)曲徑通(tong)幽的巖洞。登山(shan)(shan)(shan)遠眺,西面田園風(feng)光盡收(shou)眼底(di),一望無際;北面香(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)河蜿蜒(yan)而(er)(er)來,繞山(shan)(shan)(shan)而(er)(er)過,澄溪映碧。西南(nan)近山(shan)(shan)(shan)有(you)一片開闊草坪,每逢(feng)佳節,周圍民眾聚集于(yu)(yu)此唱戲、搶花炮、求神(shen)拜仙(xian)……連(lian)續數日,人山(shan)(shan)(shan)人海,可一睹(du)壯族民間(jian)文(wen)化、體育、宗教活動和鄉(xiang)俗風(feng)情(qing)。位于(yu)(yu)起鳳(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)西南(nan)的思鄰(lin)山(shan)(shan)(shan),相(xiang)傳五(wu)代時何(he)(he)鄰(lin)修仙(xian)得道(dao)于(yu)(yu)此,百有(you)余歲,不(bu)知所適(shi)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)上原(yuan)有(you)何(he)(he)廟(miao),久圮。是起鳳(feng)(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)游(you)覽區(qu)的一個景點(dian)。
起鳳(feng)山古人題刻(ke)頗多,以太極(ji)洞左側石壁上的大“鳳(feng)”字為最,字高4米,寬3米,系清道光已(yi)亥中秋節山陰大書法家(jia)王元化書刻(ke)。
廣(guang)(guang)德公主廟位于起鳳山南的(de)(de)夏黃(huang)小(xiao)學內。挑檐、磚木結構(gou)。民國初年(nian),為紀(ji)念明永歷帝次女(nv)廣(guang)(guang)德公主所建,留有(you)廣(guang)(guang)德公主落難隱居的(de)(de)多處遺跡及碑(bei)文(wen),也是起鳳山游覽區的(de)(de)古(gu)跡名(ming)勝之一。
起(qi)鳳山歷年來一直是武鳴的游(you)(you)覽勝(sheng)地,也是重(zhong)點文(wen)物保護單位,按《武鳴縣(xian)“壯鄉之(zhi)旅(lv)”規劃(hua)》,將修建山門、修繕(shan)景(jing)點、建造(zao)以廣德公主為(wei)(wei)主題的副景(jing)區(qu),把起(qi)鳳山游(you)(you)覽區(qu)建設成為(wei)(wei)有(you)(you)著自身顯著特色(se)以及有(you)(you)相當品位的旅(lv)游(you)(you)景(jing)區(qu)。