景區以起鳳山為主體,香山河繞(rao)山而過,思鄰山、廣德公主廟(miao)依附(fu)其(qi)旁。
起(qi)鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan),又(you)名(ming)(ming)鳳(feng)凰(huang)山(shan)(shan)(shan),屹立香(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)河(he)畔(pan)。雙峰拔(ba)地(di)而(er)起(qi),并峙于(yu)平疇之間,儼然如鳳(feng)起(qi)飛,故名(ming)(ming)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)上古木挺拔(ba),山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳榛莽叢深。藤蘿攀援(yuan),蔥蔥郁(yu)郁(yu);修篁(huang)橫斜,颯颯爽(shuang)爽(shuang)。亭臺樓閣,古寺廟(miao)宇,隱(yin)現于(yu)樹影(ying)奇石(shi)之中(zhong)(zhong)。歷代(dai)文人(ren)墨客游(you)山(shan)(shan)(shan)賦詩題(ti)詞刻(ke)(ke)字,舉目皆(jie)是。崖(ya)刻(ke)(ke)"朝陽鳴鳳(feng)"之書藝、巨(ju)刻(ke)(ke)"鳳(feng)"字之體(ti)量,都堪稱廣西(xi)(xi)壯族地(di)區石(shi)刻(ke)(ke)之最。山(shan)(shan)(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)還有(you)幾處曲徑通幽的巖洞。登(deng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)遠(yuan)眺,西(xi)(xi)面田園風光盡(jin)收眼底,一(yi)望無際;北(bei)面香(xiang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)河(he)蜿蜒而(er)來(lai),繞(rao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)而(er)過,澄溪映碧。西(xi)(xi)南近山(shan)(shan)(shan)有(you)一(yi)片開(kai)闊草坪,每逢佳節,周圍民眾聚集于(yu)此唱戲、搶花炮、求神拜仙(xian)……連續(xu)數日,人(ren)山(shan)(shan)(shan)人(ren)海,可一(yi)睹壯族民間文化、體(ti)育、宗(zong)教(jiao)活動和鄉俗風情。位(wei)于(yu)起(qi)鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)之西(xi)(xi)南的思鄰(lin)山(shan)(shan)(shan),相傳五(wu)代(dai)時何鄰(lin)修仙(xian)得道于(yu)此,百有(you)余(yu)歲,不知所適。山(shan)(shan)(shan)上原(yuan)有(you)何廟(miao),久圮。是起(qi)鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)游(you)覽區的一(yi)個景點。
起鳳(feng)山(shan)(shan)古人題刻頗多,以太(tai)極洞左側石壁上(shang)的大“鳳(feng)”字(zi)為最(zui),字(zi)高(gao)4米,寬3米,系清道光已亥中秋節山(shan)(shan)陰大書(shu)法家王元化書(shu)刻。
廣德公主(zhu)廟位于起(qi)鳳(feng)山(shan)南的(de)夏黃小學內。挑檐、磚木結構(gou)。民國初年(nian),為紀念明永歷(li)帝次女廣德公主(zhu)所建,留有(you)廣德公主(zhu)落難(nan)隱居的(de)多(duo)處遺(yi)跡(ji)及碑文,也(ye)是起(qi)鳳(feng)山(shan)游覽(lan)區的(de)古跡(ji)名勝之一。
起鳳山(shan)(shan)歷年來一(yi)直(zhi)是(shi)武鳴(ming)的游覽勝地,也(ye)是(shi)重(zhong)點文物保護單位(wei)(wei),按《武鳴(ming)縣(xian)“壯鄉之旅”規劃》,將修(xiu)建(jian)山(shan)(shan)門(men)、修(xiu)繕景(jing)(jing)點、建(jian)造(zao)以(yi)廣德公主為主題的副(fu)景(jing)(jing)區,把起鳳山(shan)(shan)游覽區建(jian)設成為有著(zhu)自身顯著(zhu)特色以(yi)及有相(xiang)當品位(wei)(wei)的旅游景(jing)(jing)區。