發展歷史
開發東(dong)獅山風(feng)景(jing)區是造福(fu)柘榮人(ren)民的(de)大事(shi)，縣(xian)委、縣(xian)政府早在(zai)1984年(nian)(nian)就積極投(tou)入(ru)人(ren)力(li)、物力(li)、財力(li)開發建(jian)(jian)設景(jing)區，并發動群(qun)眾集(ji)資(zi)(zi)(zi)、捐款、獻料、投(tou)工投(tou)勞，投(tou)入(ru)折合人(ren)民幣百萬(wan)以(yi)上。修(xiu)通環(huan)山旅游(you)公(gong)路3公(gong)里，東(dong)源至覺(jue)性寺(si)公(gong)路3公(gong)里，同時在(zai)景(jing)區內修(xiu)建(jian)(jian)石階、甬道多(duo)條，建(jian)(jian)造了(le)迎賓亭(ting)、觀(guan)光(guang)亭(ting)、七夕閣、蓮花亭(ting)等亭(ting)臺(tai)樓榭。1995年(nian)(nian)由群(qun)眾集(ji)資(zi)(zi)(zi)在(zai)靈巖景(jing)區內建(jian)(jian)造了(le)我縣(xian)最具規模的(de)道觀(guan)，青云(yun)(yun)宮(gong)(gong)，連(lian)同普光(guang)寺(si)、覺(jue)性寺(si)等寺(si)院(yuan)，為游(you)客提(ti)供(gong)了(le)進朝圣、食宿的(de)方便(bian)。1999年(nian)(nian)縣(xian)旅游(you)局(ju)為解決青云(yun)(yun)宮(gong)(gong)至八仙洞(dong)旅游(you)線路行走不便(bian)，籌資(zi)(zi)(zi)10萬(wan)元(yuan)修(xiu)建(jian)(jian)了(le)長約(yue)1000米的(de)石階路。2000年(nian)(nian)由民間集(ji)資(zi)(zi)(zi)近20萬(wan)元(yuan)在(zai)東(dong)獅山迎賓亭(ting)修(xiu)建(jian)(jian)了(le)停車場、休(xiu)閑茶座(zuo)。
地理環境
東獅山由蟠桃映翠景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、百丈朝暾景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、普悅洞天景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)和仙都勝境(jing)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)六(liu)大(da)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)組成(cheng)。清閩候(hou)舉人江西(xi)信(xin)豐知縣徐友梧曾留詩贊(zan)曰：
“綠幟插云霄，巖巖眾(zhong)山(shan)祖(zu)。太姥在下峰，高標誰與伍。”1986年，美國橋(qiao)港大學教授吳衛平(ping)游覽東獅山(shan)時(shi)驚嘆(tan)不已，揮筆題(ti)詞“氣拔太姥，天下奇(qi)山(shan)”。
主要景點
1、蟠(pan)桃(tao)映翠景(jing)(jing)區位(wei)于風(feng)景(jing)(jing)區中(zhong)(zhong)西部，面積約1.88平方公里(li)，以(yi)溪(xi)澗(jian)風(feng)光為(wei)景(jing)(jing)觀特(te)色，洞(dong)(dong)奇石(shi)怪(guai)，風(feng)景(jing)(jing)資源多而(er)(er)集中(zhong)(zhong)。主(zhu)要景(jing)(jing)點有：迎賓(bin)亭、仙(xian)(xian)(xian)景(jing)(jing)嶺、普光寺(si)、仙(xian)(xian)(xian)掌泉、蟠(pan)桃(tao)溪(xi)、蟠(pan)桃(tao)巖(yan)(yan)、金(jin)蟾(chan)朝(chao)圣、蟠(pan)桃(tao)洞(dong)(dong)、馬頭(tou)巖(yan)(yan)、象鼻巖(yan)(yan)、玉屏洞(dong)(dong)、南天門、三曹院遺(yi)址、白馬宮等。蟠(pan)桃(tao)景(jing)(jing)區即(ji)仙(xian)(xian)(xian)泉噴雪，位(wei)于東獅(shi)山中(zhong)(zhong)部蟠(pan)桃(tao)溪(xi)兩側(ce)，洞(dong)(dong)奇石(shi)怪(guai)。蟠(pan)桃(tao)溪(xi)溪(xi)流清澈，蟠(pan)桃(tao)洞(dong)(dong)、玉屏洞(dong)(dong)幽深(shen)寒(han)徹(che)，霧紗輕繞，總給人(ren)幾分(fen)神秘感。蟠(pan)桃(tao)巖(yan)(yan)、金(jin)蟾(chan)朝(chao)圣(又名金(jin)蟾(chan)戲珠)、馬頭(tou)巖(yan)(yan)、象鼻巖(yan)(yan)惟(wei)妙惟(wei)肖，令人(ren)拍手叫絕。東獅(shi)山有許多八(ba)仙(xian)(xian)(xian)的美麗傳說，仙(xian)(xian)(xian)掌泉就是最有代(dai)表性的一個。相傳八(ba)仙(xian)(xian)(xian)曾游獅(shi)山，正(zheng)逢炎夏，呂洞(dong)(dong)賓(bin)隨手插入巖(yan)(yan)石(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)取水(shui)解渴。從(cong)此后，巖(yan)(yan)中(zhong)(zhong)留下巴掌大(da)的孔穴，泉水(shui)汩(gu)汩(gu)，終(zhong)年不斷，“仙(xian)(xian)(xian)掌泉”因而(er)(er)得名。凡有游客到此，總忘不了掬飲清洌(lie)甘甜的“仙(xian)(xian)(xian)泉”，飽(bao)覽“仙(xian)(xian)(xian)泉噴雪”的奇景(jing)(jing)。
2、百(bai)(bai)丈(zhang)朝暾景(jing)區(qu)，位于(yu)風(feng)景(jing)區(qu)中部，蟠桃(tao)映翠(cui)景(jing)區(qu)的東(dong)(dong)北面(mian)，面(mian)積約3.54平方公里(li)(li)，以絕巖(yan)(yan)峭壁，幽深洞(dong)(dong)(dong)巖(yan)(yan)為景(jing)觀(guan)特(te)色，主要景(jing)點(dian)有：羅(luo)隱(yin)灣(wan)、土地(di)巖(yan)(yan)、清云(yun)(yun)(yun)(yun)宮、石(shi)(shi)門、石(shi)(shi)將軍、風(feng)吹洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、石(shi)(shi)門樓、仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)(ren)腳印、觀(guan)日(ri)臺、靈(ling)巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、通真洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、靈(ling)峰(feng)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、何仙(xian)(xian)姑洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、百(bai)(bai)丈(zhang)靈(ling)巖(yan)(yan)等(deng)。百(bai)(bai)丈(zhang)靈(ling)巖(yan)(yan)在(zai)東(dong)(dong)獅山(shan)(shan)北麓的雄獅張口處(chu)，號稱閩東(dong)(dong)第一巖(yan)(yan)。百(bai)(bai)丈(zhang)靈(ling)巖(yan)(yan)周圍集中著靈(ling)巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、靈(ling)峰(feng)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、通真洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、何仙(xian)(xian)姑洞(dong)(dong)(dong)等(deng)八(ba)仙(xian)(xian)古洞(dong)(dong)(dong)及羅(luo)隱(yin)灣(wan)等(deng)景(jing)點(dian)。百(bai)(bai)丈(zhang)巖(yan)(yan)地(di)拔起(qi)，斷(duan)巖(yan)(yan)絕壁，實屬罕見。歷代以來，它(ta)以驚險(xian)獨特(te)的風(feng)光(guang)吸引了(le)不(bu)(bu)(bu)少文人(ren)(ren)墨客應景(jing)抒懷，題詩作賦。明(ming)憲使游(you)德(de)在(zai)靈(ling)巖(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)刻詩云(yun)(yun)(yun)(yun)“孤峰(feng)獨與碧霄(xiao)摩(mo)，雙屨疑從(cong)絳闕過。全柘萬山(shan)(shan)羅(luo)小隊，扶桑(sang)千里(li)(li)見微波。晴云(yun)(yun)(yun)(yun)不(bu)(bu)(bu)散壇前樹，明(ming)月長依石(shi)(shi)上蘿。仙(xian)(xian)子高居絕塵(chen)熇，豈知人(ren)(ren)世有悲歌(ge)。”八(ba)仙(xian)(xian)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)終年云(yun)(yun)(yun)(yun)霧縈繞，使人(ren)(ren)仿佛置身于(yu)神府仙(xian)(xian)地(di)。每到(dao)冬季，洞(dong)(dong)(dong)前結(jie)滿冰柱(zhu)，玉樹瓊枝，一派北國風(feng)光(guang)，美不(bu)(bu)(bu)勝收。山(shan)(shan)凹處(chu)有個羅(luo)隱(yin)灣(wan)，相(xiang)傳晚唐(tang)詩人(ren)(ren)羅(luo)璜(羅(luo)隱(yin))，四處(chu)云(yun)(yun)(yun)(yun)游(you)，慕名來到(dao)東(dong)(dong)獅山(shan)(shan)，在(zai)百(bai)(bai)丈(zhang)巖(yan)(yan)附近，大(da)腿(tui)被菅(jian)草割破，即時感嘆，脫口而出(chu)(chu)(chu)：“柘洋(yang)好東(dong)(dong)山(shan)(shan)，會出(chu)(chu)(chu)蝦蒙不(bu)(bu)(bu)出(chu)(chu)(chu)菅(jian)。”自此，這(zhe)山(shan)(shan)凹便不(bu)(bu)(bu)風(feng)菅(jian)草，后人(ren)(ren)便稱此地(di)為“羅(luo)隱(yin)灣(wan)”，即“羅(luo)隱(yin)盆谷”。 登上百(bai)(bai)丈(zhang)巖(yan)(yan)極目遠望(wang)，群山(shan)(shan)連綿，層(ceng)巒(luan)疊嶂；山(shan)(shan)腳下村舍錯落，田疇如畫；城區(qu)樓宇(yu)林立，龍溪如帶貫穿南北。若逢萬里(li)(li)晴空的日(ri)子，還可以觀(guan)賞壯麗的日(ri)出(chu)(chu)(chu)和云(yun)(yun)(yun)(yun)海。
3、仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)鋸板景區，位于景區中部最(zui)(zui)高峰(feng)(feng)(feng)，景點沿山(shan)(shan)脊線集(ji)中分(fen)分(fen)布，地勢險峻，以險峰(feng)(feng)(feng)、怪(guai)巖(yan)(yan)、奇(qi)洞(dong)(dong)為景觀(guan)特色。該(gai)景區的(de)面積約為2.1平方公里，主(zhu)要景點有(you)：鬼洞(dong)(dong)巖(yan)(yan)、仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)棋盤(pan)、巖(yan)(yan)庵(an)洞(dong)(dong)、飛(fei)石(shi)將(jiang)軍(jun)、千筍石(shi)、龜背(bei)巖(yan)(yan)、萬書(shu)巖(yan)(yan)、旗峰(feng)(feng)(feng)插漢，天(tian)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)奇(qi)觀(guan)、靈黿(yuan)聽鐘(zhong)、仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)鋸板、一(yi)線天(tian)、擎天(tian)一(yi)柱等景點。旗峰(feng)(feng)(feng)插漢，是東獅山(shan)(shan)南麓的(de)最(zui)(zui)高峰(feng)(feng)(feng)，是東獅山(shan)(shan)的(de)主(zhu)要景點。這里峰(feng)(feng)(feng)、巖(yan)(yan)、洞(dong)(dong)俱全，奇(qi)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)、怪(guai)石(shi)之多，令人(ren)目不暇接，眼花繚亂。仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)鋸板、靈黿(yuan)聽鐘(zhong)、萬書(shu)林(lin)立、擎天(tian)一(yi)柱、老僧傳經，飛(fei)石(shi)將(jiang)軍(jun)等絕屬天(tian)工神斧。千筍石(shi)、飛(fei)棺巖(yan)(yan)、巖(yan)(yan)庵(an)洞(dong)(dong)等神奇(qi)逼真，與太姥山(shan)(shan)的(de)奇(qi)峰(feng)(feng)(feng)怪(guai)石(shi)相(xiang)比有(you)異(yi)曲同工之妙。
4、普悅洞(dong)(dong)天(tian)景(jing)區。位于風景(jing)區南部，面積約(yue)1.54平方(fang)公里，以山(shan)崖(ya)、竹林、寺廟為景(jing)觀特色。主要景(jing)點有：覺(jue)性(xing)禪(chan)寺、蝙蝠(fu)洞(dong)(dong)、駱(luo)駝峰、水簾洞(dong)(dong)、玉(yu)女峰、紅軍(jun)洞(dong)(dong)等。普悅山(shan)，環(huan)境幽雅，別有洞(dong)(dong)天(tian)。水簾洞(dong)(dong)，水珠四濺，似天(tian)女散(san)花；玉(yu)女峰，輕(qing)紗環(huan)繞，婷(ting)婷(ting)玉(yu)立；還(huan)有駱(luo)駝峰、通天(tian)古藤(teng)、蝙蝠(fu)洞(dong)(dong)等無(wu)不令人心馳神(shen)住，浮想聯翩。
5、龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)布(bu)(bu)(bu)景(jing)區，位(wei)于(yu)風景(jing)區東(dong)(dong)部，以(yi)溪(xi)(xi)澗(jian)、峽谷、瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)布(bu)(bu)(bu)景(jing)觀(guan)為(wei)特色。景(jing)區面積(ji)約3.22平(ping)方公里(li)。主要景(jing)點有：龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)布(bu)(bu)(bu)、龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井潭、龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井溪(xi)(xi)、九(jiu)曲溪(xi)(xi)、龍(long)(long)(long)(long)溪(xi)(xi)水(shui)庫(ku)等。龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井飛(fei)瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)鑲嵌(qian)在東(dong)(dong)獅山(shan)北麓的丹崖(ya)翠谷間，景(jing)致迷(mi)人。包含龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)布(bu)(bu)(bu)、龍(long)(long)(long)(long)溪(xi)(xi)和龍(long)(long)(long)(long)溪(xi)(xi)湖(hu)。每逢豐水(shui)期，九(jiu)曲小溪(xi)(xi)在夾岸綠樹(shu)間曲折川流，游客乘著竹排溯溪(xi)(xi)而上(shang)，頓感山(shan)溪(xi)(xi)寂寥、云霧朦(meng)朦(meng)、花草迷(mi)離(li)。九(jiu)曲盡(jin)頭(tou)是(shi)氣勢磅礴的龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)布(bu)(bu)(bu)，瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)布(bu)(bu)(bu)寬6米，高達百米，飛(fei)流直下，蔚為(wei)壯觀(guan)。站在瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)布(bu)(bu)(bu)的腳下，聽那水(shui)落潭中(zhong)驚天動地(di)(di)地(di)(di)巨(ju)響，看那水(shui)霧迷(mi)蒙的陽光(guang)下，一道(dao)道(dao)絢麗的彩虹(hong)，心靈(ling)也被(bei)山(shan)泉沖淡(dan)得無(wu)比純凈。瀑(pu)(pu)(pu)下是(shi)“龍(long)(long)(long)(long)井”，潭水(shui)清澈但深不可見底。龍(long)(long)(long)(long)溪(xi)(xi)湖(hu)的旖(yi)旎(ni)風光(guang)同樣惹(re)人喜愛。若是(shi)春(chun)分(fen)(fen)前、秋分(fen)(fen)后的季節，你會格(ge)外驚喜地(di)(di)看到那湖(hu)中(zhong)游過雙(shuang)雙(shuang)對對深情(qing)相伴的鴛鴦。
6、仙都勝境景區位于(yu)風景區南部，面積(ji)約1.4平方(fang)公(gong)里(li)，以良好的(de)(de)田園和村居民(min)俗為景觀特(te)色。主要有(you)梨坪、彭琪壟兩個自然(ran)村。東獅山(shan)也是多(duo)彩多(duo)姿(zi)的(de)(de)生(sheng)物世界。據初步調查(cha)，整個景區棲有(you)長尾(wei)雉、黃(huang)頭雉、真(zhen)鳥仔、鵓鴣、翠(cui)鳥、畫眉等四十多(duo)種飛禽。“百囀千聲隨意啼，山(shan)花(hua)(hua)(hua)紅(hong)紫樹(shu)高低(di)。”徜徉(yang)于(yu)山(shan)水之(zhi)間，暢游于(yu)林(lin)泉之(zhi)下，傾聽鳥兒淺唱低(di)吟，無比愜意。東獅山(shan)景區內花(hua)(hua)(hua)木品種眾(zhong)多(duo)，有(you)桃(tao)花(hua)(hua)(hua)、櫻花(hua)(hua)(hua)、百合、空(kong)谷幽蘭(lan)，杜(du)鵑更是一絕，每逢春(chun)夏之(zhi)交，滿山(shan)花(hua)(hua)(hua)開(kai)，有(you)紅(hong)、有(you)白(bai)、有(you)黃(huang)、有(you)紫，絢(xuan)麗多(duo)彩，白(bai)的(de)(de)素潔、紅(hong)的(de)(de)熱烈，顧盼(pan)生(sheng)姿(zi)、煞是可愛，“此時(shi)逢國色，何(he)處覓天(tian)香。”若是誤(wu)過了這個時(shi)節，就難(nan)睹(du)她的(de)(de)芳容。除花(hua)(hua)(hua)之(zhi)外，山(shan)上(shang)珍貴(gui)樹(shu)、果(guo)品種有(you)水杉(shan)、柳杉(shan)、羅漢松、彌猴(hou)桃(tao)、銀杏，還有(you)柘(zhe)榮(rong)特(te)產果(guo)樹(shu)——林(lin)檎。
東獅山(shan)景區寺(si)(si)觀(guan)(guan)多達十多處(chu)。山(shan)腰密林(lin)中(zhong)有(you)三曹院、普(pu)光寺(si)(si)、白馬(ma)宮(gong)，中(zhong)部有(you)青云(yun)宮(gong)，南麓(lu)(lu)覺性寺(si)(si)，山(shan)下有(you)龍興庵，馬(ma)仙(xian)觀(guan)(guan)、東峰寺(si)(si)、廣(guang)福(fu)(fu)寺(si)(si)、仙(xian)嶼(yu)、孔氏家廟、三清(qing)觀(guan)(guan)等。這些寺(si)(si)觀(guan)(guan)歷史悠久、高僧(seng)輩出。普(pu)光寺(si)(si)建(jian)于(yu)唐清(qing)泰無(wu)年(nian)(nian)(公元934年(nian)(nian))，距今已(yi)(yi)有(you)一千(qian)多年(nian)(nian)的(de)歷史。廣(guang)福(fu)(fu)寺(si)(si)坐(zuo)落(luo)于(yu)柘榮(rong)縣(xian)前(qian)山(shan)村，又名白云(yun)寺(si)(si)、根鼓寺(si)(si)始建(jian)于(yu)后唐長興元年(nian)(nian)(公元930年(nian)(nian))，距今已(yi)(yi)有(you)一千(qian)余年(nian)(nian)，唐高僧(seng)一行(xing)和尚(shang)從浙江天臺云(yun)游至(zhi)此見廣(guang)福(fu)(fu)寺(si)(si)環境幽(you)雅，鰲魚山(shan)面臨清(qing)溪(xi)，形如半月沉江，山(shan)麓(lu)(lu)處(chu)白云(yun)繚繞，氤氳不(bu)散，祥光閃爍，隨詠詩句(ju)：“白云(yun)古剎景清(qing)幽(you)，半月沉江吉水流(liu)。”該(gai)寺(si)(si)高僧(seng)輩出，至(zhi)今民間還流(liu)傳該(gai)寺(si)(si)得道(dao)高僧(seng)的(de)神奇(qi)故事。后在當地政府和新(xin)加坡、香(xiang)港及全國各(ge)地信徒的(de)支持下重(zhong)建(jian)了廣(guang)福(fu)(fu)寺(si)(si)，該(gai)寺(si)(si)大雄寶殿內有(you)萬佛，氣勢恢宏。 海浪(lang)網(wang)
從東獅山(shan)范圍內征(zheng)集(ji)的(de)(de)出土(tu)文物(wu)看，人(ren)類祖先(xian)早在一萬年前(qian)就在這塊土(tu)地(di)上(shang)繁(fan)衍生息。南麓的(de)(de)后井(jing)、洪(hong)坑出土(tu)文物(wu)有新石(shi)器時期的(de)(de)石(shi)箭、石(shi)斧；前(qian)樓出土(tu)漢唐古錢幣(bi)120多種，碗窯(yao)村(cun)的(de)(de)宋(song)時窯(yao)群(qun)遺址有唐宋(song)年間的(de)(de)各(ge)種陶瓷30多種，山(shan)麓下的(de)(de)“泰安宮”，是(shi)明(ming)朝開國功臣袁天祿的(de)(de)義(yi)軍練兵(bing)場，還有明(ming)湖(hu)廣布(bu)政司游樸之墓，還有石(shi)亭、石(shi)坊等名勝古跡(ji)。
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