青海省南朔(shuo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),在湟中縣境內(nei),最早稱(cheng)南朔(shuo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),道(dao)教(jiao)徒(tu)居住此(ci)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)后,改稱(cheng)西(xi)(xi)玄山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),傳說元(yuan)、明時期山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)中各(ge)有一(yi)名道(dao)士修煉成仙,即被道(dao)教(jiao)定為(wei)(wei)(wei)全國道(dao)教(jiao)十大(da)洞(dong)天(tian)之(zhi)四,命名為(wei)(wei)(wei)“太玄極真洞(dong)天(tian)”,后改“玄”為(wei)(wei)(wei)“元(yuan)”稱(cheng)“西(xi)(xi)元(yuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)”,道(dao)名“太元(yuan)極真洞(dong)天(tian)”。明代是西(xi)(xi)元(yuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)道(dao)教(jiao)活動的(de)全盛時期,建筑規模(mo)宏大(da),道(dao)士眾多,香火旺盛。清(qing)順治初,塔爾寺阿嘉活佛朝山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)進香,認為(wei)(wei)(wei)這(zhe)里(li)是靜修的(de)好地(di)方,即在廣闊平衍的(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂上(shang)修建了(le)佛殿,因(yin)此(ci)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)佛道(dao)合(he)一(yi),為(wei)(wei)(wei)道(dao)家、佛家共同尊(zun)崇的(de)修行“靈山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)”故(gu)而又被稱(cheng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)南佛山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。遠眺該(gai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),如彩繪的(de)屏風,故(gu)民國年間文(wen)人墨客又稱(cheng)它(ta)為(wei)(wei)(wei)朔(shuo)屏山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。
山頂(ding)稱弗屏臺,廣闊平坦,上(shang)有(you)鰲頭閣(ge)(ge)、奎光閣(ge)(ge)、玄芳(fang)嘴、歇(xie)涼亭,右峰為(wei)(wei)求(qiu)壽(shou)臺,東邊有(you)三清(qing)宮(gong)、三宮(gong)殿、玉(yu)皇洞、藥石(shi)洞和平樓3間(jian),坪(ping)臺四周有(you)8座天然(ran)石(shi)峰,酷似人(ren)形,姿態(tai)各(ge)異,栩栩如生(sheng),道佛信眾稱之(zhi)為(wei)(wei)“八大金剛”。由于(yu)該山自然(ran)景觀(guan)秀麗,空氣新鮮,山清(qing)水秀,鳥語花香,成(cheng)為(wei)(wei)各(ge)族人(ren)民消(xiao)(xiao)夏(xia)(xia)、游(you)覽的勝(sheng)(sheng)地,每當春夏(xia)(xia)之(zhi)交(jiao)到夏(xia)(xia)秋之(zhi)交(jiao),西寧和海(hai)東地區(qu)各(ge)族群眾云集這(zhe)里尋芳(fang)攬勝(sheng)(sheng),盡興消(xiao)(xiao)遣。
南朔山(shan)位(wei)于縣城魯沙爾鎮西(xi)面(mian)15公里(li)處(chu),自然景(jing)色(se)秀麗迷人(ren),山(shan)下沿公路邊流淌著(zhu)清澈見底的(de)(de)湟水(shui)支(zhi)流石惠溝(gou)水(shui),山(shan)峰(feng)奇(qi)異,高聳入云(yun),五彩(cai)繽紛的(de)(de)灌木花(hua)卉清香四溢(yi)。一條(tiao)陡峭(qiao)的(de)(de)羊腸小(xiao)(xiao)道(dao)直(zhi)達(da)山(shan)巔。半山(shan)腰,被稱作“滴水(shui)崖”的(de)(de)山(shan)泉瀉玉噴珠,清冽甘甜,穿過山(shan)泉飛瀑,即(ji)到達(da)道(dao)教廟(miao)觀所(suo)在地。廟(miao)觀依山(shan)勢修建(jian),原有(you)(you)大(da)小(xiao)(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)府(fu)9處(chu),現(xian)有(you)(you)5處(chu),分(fen)散(san)在山(shan)坳處(chu),規(gui)模有(you)(you)大(da)有(you)(you)小(xiao)(xiao),中(zhong)間一排(pai)平房為道(dao)士(shi)、道(dao)姑食宿和接(jie)待朝(chao)山(shan)者之(zhi)所(suo)。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)府(fu)、客(ke)房、宿舍(she)均隱藏在樹木花(hua)草叢中(zhong),清幽寧謐(mi),香煙繚繞(rao),給人(ren)以(yi)飄飄欲仙(xian)之(zhi)感。天然形成的(de)(de)綠陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong),傳說(shuo)為張(zhang)道(dao)士(shi)修煉成仙(xian)之(zhi)所(suo),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有(you)(you)小(xiao)(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)名黑虎洞(dong)(dong)(dong),小(xiao)(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口原繪有(you)(you)黑虎飼子圖(tu),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)前(qian)原有(you)(you)一個(ge)600斤重的(de)(de)古銅鼎(ding),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂有(you)(you)古柏一株,形似盤龍,皂角樹兩(liang)株,盛夏開花(hua),周(zhou)圍的(de)(de)山(shan)杜鵲、映山(shan)紅等(deng)爭奇(qi)斗艷(yan),花(hua)香宜人(ren)。