概述
明(ming)永樂(le)年間，國家(jia)(jia)“北建(jian)故宮(gong)，南修武當”，在(zai)武當山(shan)建(jian)造了規模宏大(da)的皇家(jia)(jia)廟觀，而玉(yu)虛宮(gong)則是整(zheng)個建(jian)筑(zhu)群中最大(da)的廟宇。明(ming)朝著名文學家(jia)(jia)王世貞(zhen)為此不(bu)禁發出“玉(yu)虛仿佛秦阿房”的贊(zan)嘆。
主要建筑
據(ju)文獻記(ji)載，玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)當年(nian)(nian)有(you)七十二個道(dao)院(yuan)，每個院(yuan)里有(you)一口水井。從(cong)這個數字我們可以看出玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)當年(nian)(nian)的規模(mo)。 玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)是城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)內套(tao)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，共有(you)三城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，即(ji)外樂城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)，里樂城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)和紫金(jin)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。三城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)都各有(you)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)墻間(jian)隔連圍，形成等級鮮明，規模(mo)宏大(da)(da)的宮(gong)(gong)(gong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。而現在由宮(gong)(gong)(gong)墻圍住的這部分，是玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)的紫金(jin)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。相(xiang)(xiang)傳玄(xuan)武(wu)得道(dao)升天后曾被玉(yu)(yu)皇大(da)(da)帝(di)(di)嘉封(feng)為(wei)“玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)相(xiang)(xiang)師”，故玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)建成后，永樂皇帝(di)(di)欽定為(wei)“玄(xuan)天玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)”。明朝中葉嘉靖(jing)年(nian)(nian)間(jian)，玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)又得到(dao)了大(da)(da)規模(mo)的擴建。自此(ci)，玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)占地面積525萬(wan)平方米，房(fang)屋(wu)達(da)2200多間(jian)。放眼望去(qu)，飛(fei)金(jin)流(liu)碧，富麗(li)輝煌(huang)，了無邊際(ji)。難(nan)怪古(gu)人游(you)(you)玉(yu)(yu)虛(xu)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)后感慨道(dao)：此(ci)日閑游(you)(you)疑夢(meng)幻，身(shen)從(cong)碧落踏虛(xu)歸。
當(dang)年的(de)(de)(de)玉(yu)虛宮是(shi)管(guan)理(li)武當(dang)山的(de)(de)(de)大本營，住在(zai)這(zhe)里(li)的(de)(de)(de)由(you)皇帝欽選的(de)(de)(de)武當(dang)提點都官至正六品。這(zhe)口(kou)在(zai)宮墻外面的(de)(de)(de)有著井亭石柱的(de)(de)(de)水井被(bei)稱為龍井。這(zhe)口(kou)井的(de)(de)(de)水不能(neng)隨(sui)便用，只(zhi)有為皇室舉行齋醮(jiao)大典時才允許由(you)專人在(zai)這(zhe)里(li)取水。可見當(dang)時的(de)(de)(de)規(gui)制是(shi)多么的(de)(de)(de)嚴格和分明(ming)。
明(ming)天啟七年(nian)，即(ji)1627年(nian)，玉虛宮(gong)(gong)發(fa)生了毀滅性火災，其軸線主要建(jian)筑均(jun)遭火劫(jie)。百年(nian)后，即(ji)清(qing) 乾(qian)隆十年(nian)，玉虛宮(gong)(gong)再(zai)次遭到(dao)大火，其附屬建(jian)筑一并化為灰燼(jin)。1935年(nian)夏，山洪暴發(fa)，數十萬方沙泥直泄玉虛宮(gong)(gong)，大片(pian)房屋(wu)被吞沒，號稱南(nan)方“故宮(gong)(gong)”的玉虛宮(gong)(gong)自(zi)此成一片(pian)殘(can)垣斷壁。
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