麗山(shan)樵唱(chang)是(shi)(shi)吳川市舊八(ba)景(jing)之一,位于吳川市板橋鎮豐(feng)六(liu)洞村西面,距(ju)市區梅錄18公里(li),該山(shan)高56米(mi),山(shan)上林木蔥翠,風(feng)景(jing)秀(xiu)麗,山(shan)頂有口天然井(jing),俗稱(cheng)山(shan)尤竅。井(jing)內之水冷熱(re)各半,井(jing)旁有八(ba)角亭遺址。并有石(shi)(shi)懿、石(shi)(shi)凳、石(shi)(shi)砧板、石(shi)(shi)菜刀(dao)、石(shi)(shi)碗和石(shi)(shi)腳(jiao)印,山(shan)腰有石(shi)(shi)泉,俗稱(cheng)麻藍水碗,山(shan)腳(jiao)下有三(san)仙女留下的腳(jiao)跡(ji),仙女與樵夫對唱(chang)歌聲迥響,聲傳(chuan)百里(li)。此處是(shi)(shi)理想的旅游之地(di),交通便利。
在吳(wu)川市梅錄鎮西北(bei)約40里(li),板橋(qiao)圩正北(bei)10里(li),吳(wu)川、化(hua)(hua)州(zhou)兩(liang)市交界處(chu),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)一海(hai)撥(bo)高(gao)(gao)度(du)為(wei)77.52米(mi)的(de)高(gao)(gao)山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling),遠遠望(wang)去,似(si)一個豐腴的(de)美乳,此(ci)(ci)山(shan)(shan)較高(gao)(gao),東可以望(wang)見梅錄的(de)樓房街道(dao),北(bei)可以望(wang)見化(hua)(hua)州(zhou)城,西可見廉江,南望(wang)海(hai),為(wei)吳(wu)川第二高(gao)(gao)峰(吳(wu)川第一高(gao)(gao)峰為(wei)尖山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling),海(hai)撥(bo)高(gao)(gao)度(du)為(wei)171.48米(mi),現為(wei)軍(jun)事禁區)。山(shan)(shan)勢南北(bei)走向,視野(ye)開闊,山(shan)(shan)上山(shan)(shan)下林木(mu)蔥(cong)蘢(long),風景秀麗,故名麗山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling)。古(gu)時嶺(ling)(ling)上建有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)麗山(shan)(shan)寺。此(ci)(ci)嶺(ling)(ling)生成年(nian)代久(jiu)遠,整個山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)(ling)為(wei)巖石(shi)(shi)(shi)構成。山(shan)(shan)頂有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)口天(tian)然水井(jing),俗(su)稱(cheng)山(shan)(shan)龍竅(qiao),相(xiang)傳井(jing)內之(zhi)水冷熱各(ge)半,祈(qi)雨拜神(shen)殺豬(zhu)時用(yong)(yong)熱水,清洗用(yong)(yong)冷水,其妙無比(bi)。井(jing)旁有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)八角(jiao)亭遺址,并有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)鼓、石(shi)(shi)(shi)凳、石(shi)(shi)(shi)砧板、石(shi)(shi)(shi)菜刀、石(shi)(shi)(shi)碗、石(shi)(shi)(shi)腳印(yin)、對(dui)歌(ge)臺等。山(shan)(shan)腰大石(shi)(shi)(shi)上有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)兩(liang)眼石(shi)(shi)(shi)泉,俗(su)稱(cheng)麻籃水碗,相(xiang)傳是(shi)三(san)仙(xian)女(nv)捻(nian)麻緝線所用(yong)(yong),石(shi)(shi)(shi)腳印(yin)是(shi)仙(xian)女(nv)留下的(de)腳印(yin)。仙(xian)女(nv)與樵夫在此(ci)(ci)對(dui)唱、吹簫奏笙、鼓瑟彈(dan)(dan)琴,歌(ge)樂(le)回響,聲聞(wen)百(bai)里(li)。山(shan)(shan)腳南邊有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)十(shi)里(li)八鄉(xiang)集資建的(de)三(san)仙(xian)古(gu)廟(此(ci)(ci)廟于1958年(nian)被毀),供奉劉、張、王三(san)位仙(xian)姑和各(ge)路神(shen)仙(xian),香(xiang)火鼎盛,吳(wu)、化(hua)(hua)兩(liang)縣(xian)及(ji)其他(ta)地(di)(di)方來(lai)進香(xiang)朝拜的(de)善男信女(nv)絡繹不絕。古(gu)吳(wu)川八景之(zhi)一的(de)“麗山(shan)(shan)樵唱”即(ji)指此(ci)(ci)地(di)(di)。此(ci)(ci)處(chu)不過彈(dan)(dan)丸之(zhi)地(di)(di),但(dan)卻有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)很多美麗的(de)傳說和凄婉的(de)故事。歷代的(de)官宦和騷人墨客也留下不少膾炙人口的(de)詩篇(pian)。
注:山北頭屬于化州地界,南頭為吳川地界。