黃龍(long)(long)洞(dong)很有(you)(you)(you)(you)創意,進門松篁交(jiao)翠(cui),山(shan)(shan)徑幽(you)深。主(zhu)景有(you)(you)(you)(you)池有(you)(you)(you)(you)山(shan)(shan),水(shui)石(shi)交(jiao)融。山(shan)(shan)雖由(you)人(ren)作,卻宛若天開(kai)。山(shan)(shan)崖上(shang)飾一龍(long)(long)頭,泉水(shui)由(you)龍(long)(long)嘴(zui)瀉(xie)入(ru)池中(zhong),池中(zhong)立石(shi),上(shang)鐫“有(you)(you)(you)(you)龍(long)(long)則靈(ling)”,池邊(bian)巖石(shi)刻有(you)(you)(you)(you)“水(shui)不在深”,是一座疊理(li)的水(shui)假(jia)(jia)山(shan)(shan)。池邊(bian)有(you)(you)(you)(you)亭(ting)有(you)(you)(you)(you)廊,可滿足游人(ren)“常(chang)倚曲欄貪看水(shui)”。鶴止亭(ting)、香雪亭(ting)依(yi)山(shan)(shan)傍(bang)水(shui),錯落有(you)(you)(you)(you)致。池對面有(you)(you)(you)(you)庭院,植各種(zhong)竹類植物,其中(zhong)以方竹著(zhu)稱。方竹是名貴的觀賞竹。池右假(jia)(jia)山(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)(you)(you)人(ren)工造就山(shan)(shan)洞(dong),即“黃龍(long)(long)古(gu)洞(dong)”,洞(dong)內有(you)(you)(you)(you)石(shi)刻黃龍(long)(long)祖師像,即慧開(kai)和尚。沿山(shan)(shan)徑而上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)云(yun)洞(dong),洞(dong)壑(he)寬(kuan)敞,常(chang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)霧(wu)氣彌漫,故(gu)稱“臥云(yun)洞(dong)”。
黃龍洞景點開發頗有新意,接待(dai)人員全(quan)部古裝打(da)扮,池邊亭(ting)檐上斜掛著“太白遺風”酒旗,游人可入內小酌,憑欄觀看前面(mian)亭(ting)子里杭(hang)州黃龍越劇團表演的(de)戲(xi)文。也可在(zai)黃龍古洞前聆聽國樂古曲(qu)(qu),音響經古洞反(fan)射(she)十分宏亮,曲(qu)(qu)畢大(da)有余音繞梁的(de)感覺。
跨進山門(men),沿著園路緩緩上升,道(dao)旁松篁交翠(cui),迎面粉墻阻路。透(tou)過(guo)那九個雕著龍(long)形的(de)花窗(chuang)向空窺視,可見(jian)粉墻內翠(cui)竹(zhu)蕭疏(shu),亭(ting)臺(tai)隱約,愈(yu)益引起人們(men)尋幽(you)探勝(sheng)的(de)興(xing)趣。
轉(zhuan)過(guo)粉墻,步入(ru)二門,眼(yan)前豁然開朗,只(zhi)見曲檻畫廊環(huan)繞之中,涵藏著一泓碧(bi)玉(yu)似(si)的清(qing)(qing)池(chi)。池(chi)畔假山(shan)重(zhong)疊,山(shan)石蔓掛,在斑(ban)駁的苔蘚(xian)里露出(chu)(chu)一個頭角(jiao)崢嶸(rong)、威武(wu)蒼勁的黃龍頭,龍嘴(zui)中一股清(qing)(qing)泉如珠簾(lian)倒(dao)掛傾瀉而下,鏗(keng)鏗(keng)鏘鏘,聲如鳴琴(qin)。瀑布(bu)兩旁的山(shan)石上,分(fen)別鐫刻(ke)著"水不在深"、"有龍則靈"這(zhe)八個擘(bo)窠(ke)行草,點(dian)出(chu)(chu)了景點(dian)。
黃(huang)龍(long)洞已成(cheng)為(wei)現代(dai)人尋古探幽(you)的好去(qu)處。既(ji)有(you)幽(you)奇洞壑,精巧亭臺;又(you)有(you)茂林(lin)(lin)修竹,怪石清泉(quan),整座(zuo)園林(lin)(lin)覆蓋(gai)于森(sen)(sen)森(sen)(sen)濃萌之中,顯示(shi)出一派(pai)“藏龍(long)臥虎”的神幽(you)。
黃龍洞(dong),位于(yu)棲霞(xia)嶺(ling)后(hou)山麓上,從(cong)岳(yue)廟(miao)邊山徑上去,左右(you)二山夾峙,路旁有翠竹千竿(gan),景色清幽,過劍門關,紫云洞(dong)、白(bai)沙(sha)泉,全程行約l公(gong)里。
黃龍洞,宋、元、明、清皆(jie)為佛教勝地。民國 11年(nian)(1922)改為道觀。杭州(zhou)解放后,由園林部門接(jie)管,整理綠化(hua)環境,修繕亭廊樓(lou)閣,成為北山風(feng)景(jing)區的主要(yao)游覽景(jing)點之(zhi)一。文化(hua)大革命初期(qi),水池巖壁上(shang)的噴(pen)水龍頭被砸毀。部分(fen)亭廊建筑年(nian)久失修而倒坍(tan)。
1979年至(zhi)1980年,投資13.5萬元,修繕(shan)門樓、大(da)殿等建(jian)筑,重塑龍(long)頭,恢復黃龍(long)吐(tu)水景(jing)觀。為增加園林空間層次,利(li)用原(yuan)香(xiang)客(ke)住房院落基地,辟建(jian)方竹園,種(zhong)植(zhi)方竹。
1985年,黃龍洞以“黃龍吐翠(cui)”之名被評為新西湖(hu)十景之一(yi)。同(tong)年,辟黃龍洞為仿古(gu)園(yuan),服務(wu)人員均為古(gu)裝,園(yuan)內演奏古(gu)樂和(he)演出(chu)越劇(ju),并設(she)有(you)游(you)人參與的(de)游(you)藝(yi)設(she)施,成(cheng)為一(yi)處特色旅(lv)游(you)點。
1989年,投資37.64萬元(yuan),在進口園路右側建汲(ji)古園,內(nei)設(she)戲(xi)臺(tai)和杭州地方特色的商肆。
1995年,為(wei)(wei)適應旅游形勢的發展(zhan),充實文化內容,改為(wei)(wei)以“緣(yuan)”文化主題公園。
2001年11月至(zhi)2002年5月底,對黃龍洞景區(qu)進(jin)行了(le)改(gai)造(zao)與(yu)擴(kuo)建,增設園(yuan)外(wai)公共(gong)綠地74171平方(fang)米,改(gai)善了(le)園(yuan)內外(wai)的(de)環境(jing)。
黃(huang)龍(long)洞(dong)又名(ming)“無門(men)洞(dong)”、“飛龍(long)洞(dong)”。據傳(chuan)有(you)和尚名(ming)慧(hui)開在此建寺修(xiu)行。一(yi)天,一(yi)聲(sheng)驚(jing)雷山(shan)裂,有(you)清泉自(zi)石中(zhong)出(chu),有(you)傳(chuan)說黃(huang)龍(long)隨慧(hui)開而(er)來(lai),因名(ming)黃(huang)龍(long)洞(dong)。
黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)頭是(shi)根(gen)據一個悲壯的民(min)間故事而塑的。傳說古代離此不遠的紫云(yun)洞里,住著(zhu)一老一小(xiao)兩條(tiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)。一天,老黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)忽然作惡,噴火(huo)焚燒杭州城(cheng)。小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)大(da)義滅親,帶領眾人把(ba)西湖水灌進(jin)(jin)紫云(yun)洞,淹死老黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long),撲滅大(da)火(huo);而小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)也在(zai)這場(chang)搏(bo)斗(dou)中死去。人們(men)流著(zhu)眼淚把(ba)小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)安葬,淚水滲進(jin)(jin)小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)的心窩,又從它的嘴里溢了(le)(le)出(chu)來,于是(shi)小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)的墳上(shang)就流出(chu)一股小(xiao)瀑(pu)布。為(wei)了(le)(le)紀念小(xiao)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long),就在(zai)瀑(pu)布流出(chu)的地方塑上(shang)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)頭,并把(ba)這個地方命名為(wei)“黃(huang)(huang)(huang)(huang)龍(long)(long)(long)洞”。清(qing)末(mo)成為(wei)杭州道(dao)教宮(gong)觀,至今保存完好。