福建的燕子巖位于永(yong)定縣(xian)培豐鎮孔夫村(cun)西山(shan)側,亦為永(yong)定、新羅之(zhi)界山(shan),以“洞中多石燕”而得名。它以造化之(zhi)奇巧(qiao),山(shan)形之(zhi)妙設,巖石之(zhi)磊(lei)落,洞穴之(zhi)深(shen)邃,寺廟(miao)之(zhi)精美(mei)而著名。
從(cong)孔夫村向燕子(zi)巖(yan)遙望,只(zhi)(zhi)見壁立的(de)巖(yan)石(shi)、層疊(die)的(de)山(shan)巒、蒼(cang)翠的(de)樹木。身入山(shan)中(zhong),卻疑入蓬萊,美不勝收(shou)。山(shan)形似(si)獅(shi)的(de)“獅(shi)寶巖(yan)”首(shou)先躍入眼(yan)簾;步至(zhi)老洋坳,只(zhi)(zhi)見一座山(shan)峰有(you)如獅(shi)象相戲,名曰(yue)“象子(zi)峰”。
“獅寶(bao)巖(yan)”與“象子峰”對峙間有座獅寶(bao)巖(yan)庵(an)。在庵(an)內以杖擊地(di),蓬(peng)蓬(peng)作響。庵(an)后(hou)危崖壁(bi)立,可見三(san)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)并列(lie),各(ge)具特(te)形(xing)。左(zuo)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”,右(you)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“天燈洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”,中為(wei)(wei)(wei)“龍宮(gong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”。“仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)”,相傳(chuan)因仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)寓(yu)居而得名,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)大(da)且寬(kuan),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂平,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中有三(san)個錐形(xing)壁(bi):中稱(cheng)“雨傘”,左(zuo)為(wei)(wei)(wei)“漏鹽”,右(you)喚“出米(mi)”。傳(chuan)說是(shi)仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)撐著(zhu)傘,用杵(chu)搗鹽舂米(mi),作為(wei)(wei)(wei)炊爨(cuan)之用。
靈(ling)(ling)巖(yan)洞庵(an)(an),依山(shan)(shan)勢砌石(shi)墻,疊(die)成平臺而建成。站在庵(an)(an)前,但見千峰萬巒撲面而來。因(yin)云霧變幻莫(mo)測(ce),飄繞山(shan)(shan)間,碑(bei)載“常有(you)紫氣出現”,迷迷蒙(meng)蒙(meng),縹縹緲緲,似“李(li)太白天姥之游(you),夢想非真(zhen)境也”,故曰“靈(ling)(ling)巖(yan)洞庵(an)(an)”。庵(an)(an)之左(zuo)有(you)“仙人(ren)吊(diao)(diao)龜(gui)”,右有(you)“象(xiang)牙(ya)嶺”。在“仙人(ren)吊(diao)(diao)龜(gui)”右側庵(an)(an)背山(shan)(shan)上,從一片月形壁巖(yan)中(zhong)伸(shen)出一怪石(shi),泉水滴滴,有(you)如“巨龍”拉長(chang)頸脖,口(kou)垂“龍涎(xian)”,珍珠般滴落在玉(yu)(yu)盤(pan)上,故有(you)“龍涎(xian)玉(yu)(yu)盤(pan)”之稱。若盛夏(xia)酷暑,掬“龍涎(xian)”入(ru)口(kou),頃感沁人(ren)心脾,頓釋暑渴之苦。
“燕(yan)子深宮”為燕(yan)子巖最大最深的巖洞(dong)。巖頂(ding)蒼松挺(ting)立,翠竹叢生(sheng),洞(dong)旁老松虬(qiu)蟠,青藤攀纏(chan);從洞(dong)口向山(shan)頂(ding)仰望,層(ceng)層(ceng)峭(qiao)壁錯立而起。洞(dong)中有道(dao),道(dao)中有洞(dong);洞(dong)中有洞(dong),明洞(dong)暗洞(dong),互為相連。洞(dong)頂(ding)形(xing)狀不(bu)一,如(ru)嚙,如(ru)蟲蝎盤(pan)旋洞(dong)內(nei),不(bu)知上下(xia)高低,全忘來去之路。自古以(yi)來,尋(xun)蹤(zong)問跡者絡繹不(bu)絕,無(wu)不(bu)為景好(hao)洞(dong)奇而贊嘆不(bu)已。