白云巖(yan)景(jing)區是湖南省(sheng)級文(wen)物重點保護單位。座落在新邵縣巨(ju)口鋪鎮(zhen)白云鋪村(cun),距S217兩公里,始建于南宋寶佑年間,續建于明清。舊時(shi)古木(mu)隱(yin)(yin)障,不見天(tian)日,故(gu)名“白云樵隱(yin)(yin)”,為(wei)寶慶(qing)十二(er)景(jing)之(zhi)一。清道光《寶慶(qing)府志》記載:“宋寶佑年間(1253~1258),僧(seng)寶鑒披荊斬棘(ji)入此(ci)山中,睹石像宛然,知(zhi)因緣所在,盤坐(zuo)其中,不食不語,后(hou)有采樵者見之(zhi),感(gan)其神異,乃設(she)供養,始開此(ci)洞(dong),后(hou)僧(seng)坐(zuo)化其中”。成為(wei)白云巖(yan)佛地始祖,爾(er)后(hou)香火不斷。每年農歷二(er)月(yue)十九日、六月(yue)十九日、九月(yue)十九日,全國(guo)各地前來拜佛祈福的香客絡繹不絕。
白云(yun)巖古建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)群由(you)妙音寺(si)、毗廬寺(si)、慈(ci)壽寺(si)(已毀,無存(cun))、牧云(yun)寺(si)、關龍(long)亭、會(hui)仙橋(qiao)等(deng)組成。妙音寺(si)舊稱(cheng)“云(yun)巖古剎”,又(you)名(ming)白云(yun)庵,因其位置(zhi)最高,故(gu)又(you)稱(cheng)“頂庵”,有正殿(dian)、牌樓、左齋(zhai)舍、右禪房、鐘(zhong)鼓(gu)二亭等(deng)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu);毗廬寺(si)處各(ge)寺(si)的(de)(de)中部(bu),故(gu)又(you)稱(cheng)“中庵”,建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)面積972平方米(mi),明(ming)(ming)(ming)末(mo)名(ming)僧懷素建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)。有佛殿(dian)、玄堂、齋(zhai)堂、僧房、佛像數十尊;牧云(yun)寺(si)始建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)于明(ming)(ming)(ming)清之際(ji),相傳(chuan)為某豪門(men)(men)女香客所建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian),原有正殿(dian)、禪堂、齋(zhai)舍、山門(men)(men)等(deng);關龍(long)亭建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)于宋明(ming)(ming)(ming)之際(ji),為飛(fei)檐翹(qiao)角的(de)(de)木(mu)結構(gou)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu);會(hui)仙橋(qiao)又(you)名(ming)步月橋(qiao)。相傳(chuan)乃八仙云(yun)游會(hui)集(ji)之地。建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)于宋明(ming)(ming)(ming)之際(ji),為飛(fei)檐翹(qiao)角的(de)(de)木(mu)結構(gou)建(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)。