水峽,位于青(qing)海(hai)省海(hai)東市樂都區東北(bei)45公(gong)里的下水磨溝腦,石(shi)頭(tou)佛矗立在兩(liang)山之間,座西北(bei)向東南,高約100余公(gong)尺。
水(shui)(shui)峽風(feng)景區(qu)位于樂都區(qu)東北45公里(li)處的下水(shui)(shui)磨(mo)溝腦,兩山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)間(jian)聳(song)立著(zhu)一尊石(shi)佛(fo),坐西北朝東南(nan),高(gao)100米許。基(ji)地寬廣,達幾十畝;佛(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)周(zhou)圍均為懸(xuan)崖峭壁,此峰直插蒼穹,氣勢磅礴,儼然天外飛(fei)來;遠觀如(ru)人坐,故稱(cheng)石(shi)佛(fo)。對(dui)水(shui)(shui)峽石(shi)佛(fo),《西寧(ning)府續志》有如(ru)是記(ji)載:“在(zai)縣東北六十五里(li)解脫寺后,以(yi)形似名。相傳石(shi)佛(fo)甚靈(ling),倉加各族熟番及黃河以(yi)南(nan)生番,拜禱者絡繹不絕。”這里(li)峰崖奇秀,古(gu)木參(can)天,石(shi)峰嵯峨,古(gu)松生于巖縫(feng),枝葉如(ru)浮云蔽日。綠(lv)茵布滿山(shan)(shan)(shan)坡,樺杉長在(zai)谷旁,濃(nong)蔭覆蓋山(shan)(shan)(shan)澗;山(shan)(shan)(shan)下山(shan)(shan)(shan)花爛漫,清溪淙(cong)淙(cong),蜿蜒(yan)而(er)流;枝頭林間(jian),鳥聲婉轉(zhuan)。
佛山腳下有懸崖石(shi)壁,其下部有滴(di)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)懸泉,滴(di)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)似顆(ke)顆(ke)珍珠簌(su)簌(su)下落。若持(chi)小管(guan)子,上(shang)端(duan)接在(zai)滴(di)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)處,下端(duan)處置盛水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)器,便可得(de)到(dao)香甜可口的泉水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui),傳說(shuo)這(zhe)懸泉是石(shi)佛神泉,泉水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)則是石(shi)佛神水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)。