紫陽觀(guan)位于遼寧省丹東(dong)市(shi)鳳城(cheng)市(shi)鳳凰山景區(qu)的中心開闊(kuo)地帶(dai),院中有數百(bai)年生的青翠柏,四(si)周(zhou)有天女木蘭(lan)和(he)丁得花(hua)叢,香氣撲鼻。特別是(shi)月(yue)夜(ye),景色(se)更為(wei)迷人,時值月(yue)上東(dong)山,潔白如火,疏密泄影,景極(ji)清絕。諸松(song)亭立(li),枝柯交互,勢若干宵(xiao),
紫(zi)陽觀(guan)是(shi)鳳凰山規模(mo)最大最完整(zheng)的廟(miao)宇。居廟(miao)宇之首,雄偉壯(zhuang)觀(guan),布(bu)局嚴整(zheng),獨(du)具(ju)特色,觀(guan)院之中有(you)古松四株,挺(ting)拔屹立,相襯覆蓋庭院,更顯得殿觀(guan)肅穆而壯(zhuang)觀(guan)。
從山麓仰(yang)望,清晨即迎受曦陽(yang)(yang)之(zhi)光(guang)照,曦陽(yang)(yang)初上光(guang)線呈現紫色,素有“紫氣東來”之(zhi)說,又謂紫陽(yang)(yang)乃(nai)祥瑞之(zhi)兆,故紫陽(yang)(yang)觀為名(ming)
紫陽觀(guan)包括玉皇殿(dian)(dian)、三(san)官殿(dian)(dian)、純陽殿(dian)(dian)、斗(dou)母宮、碧霞宮(娘娘廟)、觀(guan)音閣、三(san)教(jiao)堂、山神(shen)土地(di)廟、護法殿(dian)(dian)、藥王殿(dian)(dian)、靈神(shen)臺。這(zhe)些殿(dian)(dian)觀(guan)使這(zhe)里形成了道(dao)教(jiao)廟宇(yu)磷(lin)次櫛比,寶殿(dian)(dian)如林的(de)一派(pai)仙境風光(guang),這(zhe)些殿(dian)(dian)觀(guan)不僅馳名中外,也是道(dao)教(jiao)信徒進廟朝拜和旅游的(de)重(zhong)要(yao)景(jing)點,在這(zhe)些廟宇(yu)中各徜(chang)徉,磬聲陣陣,經(jing)詠(yong)瑯瑯,使游人緬如超凡脫俗,沉入玉宇(yu)瓊樓之境界(jie)。
紫(zi)陽觀始建于明弘治初年(nian),初為寺廟,后因諸(zhu)多原因廟宇(yu)日漸凋(diao)零。清雍正年(nian)間長(chang)安(an)(an)有一龍門派(pai)道士郝教(jiao)明游到(dao)鳳凰(huang)山(shan)(shan),見山(shan)(shan)勢巍峨(e),氣(qi)勢非凡(fan),林密幽(you)靜,適修(xiu)真養(yang)性(xing)之佳境,留此長(chang)住,更名(ming)為紫(zi)陽觀,又稱三官(guan)廟。一連主持數年(nian)。乾隆(long)初年(nian),他回(hui)到(dao)長(chang)安(an)(an)將(jiang)其徒(tu)弟永義(yi)招(zhao)來鳳凰(huang)山(shan)(shan)。
清道光十三年,紫陽觀(guan)三名道士化緣(yuan)集資擴建道觀(guan),計正殿三楹,東西配房各五楹,山門一(yi)楹,此后百余年香火尚盛。
解放后,紫陽觀(guan),正殿(dian)擴建(jian)(jian)為(wei)五楹,保(bao)持了遼金時期的建(jian)(jian)筑特(te)點,雕梁畫柱,金壁輝煌。東西(xi)配(pei)房改建(jian)(jian)為(wei)三楹,余(yu)地新建(jian)(jian)四(si)角(jiao)贊亭(ting)式(shi)鐘鼓樓各(ge)一座,新建(jian)(jian)的山門,比從前大而寬。正殿(dian)內供奉天、地、水(shui)三宮,兩(liang)側(ce)靖瑤池金母和八仙,旁有土地和靈官,彩紜畫保(bao)持明清(qing)藝術風格,壁功采取鐵線描寫,人物栩(xu)栩(xu)如生(sheng)。
一(yi)九九三年,孟(meng)崇然任紫陽觀(guan)監院(yuan)。2010年石興道(dao)(dao)道(dao)(dao)長任紫陽觀(guan)監院(yuan)新(xin)修玉(yu)皇殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)一(yi)座(zuo),火神(shen)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)一(yi)座(zuo),藥王(wang)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),靈(ling)官殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)一(yi)座(zuo)、丹房(fang)12間(jian),門點(dian)兩(liang)間(jian)及(ji)齋堂、。重修三官殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、純陽殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、斗母宮(gong)、碧霞宮(gong)(娘(niang)娘(niang)廟)、山神(shen)土地廟、護法殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、觀(guan)音閣、財神(shen)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)。