青龍巖(yan),位于(yu)(yu)江(jiang)西(xi)省尋(xun)烏縣(xian)(xian)南(nan)橋(qiao)鎮青龍村的尋(xun)烏河(he)畔,地處(chu)縣(xian)(xian)城南(nan)25公里處(chu),因寺雄、巖(yan)奇(qi)、山青、水秀,素為(wei)尋(xun)烏八景之最,又因地處(chu)東(dong)江(jiang)源(yuan)頭(tou),故又被稱(cheng)為(wei)東(dong)江(jiang)源(yuan)頭(tou)第一巖(yan),這里已形成了集游(you)覽、休閑、娛(yu)樂于(yu)(yu)一體(ti)的風景旅游(you)區(qu)。
青(qing)龍(long)巖(yan)風景區,是(shi)(shi)尋(xun)烏(wu)縣古(gu)八(ba)景中之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)(yi)---“龍(long)巖(yan)仙跡”,因寺(si)雄(xiong)、巖(yan)奇、山(shan)(shan)青(qing)、水秀,素為尋(xun)烏(wu)八(ba)景之(zhi)(zhi)最(zui),又(you)因地(di)處(chu)東(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)源(yuan)頭,故又(you)被稱(cheng)為“東(dong)(dong)江(jiang)(jiang)源(yuan)頭第一(yi)(yi)巖(yan)”,它的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)質是(shi)(shi)典(dian)型的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)丹(dan)霞(xia)地(di)貌,遠近聞名。位(wei)于南橋(qiao)(qiao)鄉青(qing)龍(long)村境內的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)尋(xun)烏(wu)河東(dong)(dong)岸(an)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)座高(gao)達百丈、峭(qiao)壁凌(ling)空的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)大(da)石(shi)山(shan)(shan)半麓,上接藍天,下臨深淵,整個(ge)(ge)石(shi)山(shan)(shan),聳然壁立,綴有(you)大(da)小(xiao)巖(yan)洞百余(yu)穴(xue)(xue),由11個(ge)(ge)大(da)巖(yan)洞組成的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)青(qing)龍(long)巖(yan)最(zui)為著(zhu)名,宇(yu)廟(miao)古(gu)樸,巖(yan)殿相(xiang)輔。底層(ceng)建(jian)有(you)寨(zhai)門,是(shi)(shi)進入青(qing)龍(long)巖(yan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)通(tong)道,進寺(si)廟(miao),映(ying)入眼簾的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)是(shi)(shi)回(hui)廊、殿堂(tang)(tang)、經院、僧房(fang)。殿堂(tang)(tang)中供一(yi)(yi)尊(zun)大(da)佛(fo)像。從殿堂(tang)(tang)邊側(ce)拱門進去,走完過道,只(zhi)見靠(kao)墻(qiang)架著(zhu)扶(fu)梯,扶(fu)梯作直角(jiao)曲折,直線向上攀(pan)登20米(mi),穿過三層(ceng)巖(yan)洞,然后(hou)向北約30度斜(xie)坡向上排列著(zhu)8個(ge)(ge)大(da)巖(yan)洞,洞與(yu)洞之(zhi)(zhi)間(jian),或(huo)鑿孔連接,或(huo)人工建(jian)造懸(xuan)(xuan)橋(qiao)(qiao)相(xiang)通(tong),共有(you)木(mu)雕菩薩100尊(zun)。隔河相(xiang)望(wang),也是(shi)(shi)懸(xuan)(xuan)崖峭(qiao)壁,巖(yan)洞星(xing)(xing)星(xing)(xing)點點、大(da)小(xiao)相(xiang)間(jian)、約800多穴(xue)(xue),既像人工構筑,卻是(shi)(shi)自然生(sheng)成,隱隱約約地(di)辨認,宛如"福(fu)如東(dong)(dong)海"四個(ge)(ge)大(da)字(zi)。
據贛南(nan)(nan)梨樹塘吉(ji)卜子《松風館(guan)史(shi)記》載,遠古時(shi)(shi)期,創造(zao)天地的(de)宇宙之(zhi)神(shen)有(you)(you)四靈,位居(ju)四靈之(zhi)首的(de)青(qing)(qing)龍(long)主東(dong)方和春(chun)季。它(ta)妝點完(wan)春(chun)景后(hou),陶(tao)醉于(yu)涅水(東(dong)江)之(zhi)上,對(dui)神(shen)州美景仍戀戀不(bu)舍,便(bian)(bian)將其肉(rou)身(shen)化(hua)(hua)成巖(yan)(yan)(yan)石(shi)留(liu)(liu)在人間。秦始(shi)皇(huang)年(nian)間,南(nan)(nan)越王(wang)趙佗從龍(long)川乘船(chuan)開拓疆土(tu),來(lai)到青(qing)(qing)龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)不(bu)遠的(de)一(yi)個險灘下船(chuan),在巖(yan)(yan)(yan)下歇息。趙佗深知此巖(yan)(yan)(yan)石(shi)為(wei)青(qing)(qing)龍(long)司春(chun)時(shi)(shi)留(liu)(liu)下的(de)化(hua)(hua)身(shen),并有(you)(you)神(shen)靈在其上。為(wei)了得到巖(yan)(yan)(yan)石(shi)神(shen)靈的(de)護佑,趙佗便(bian)(bian)把這一(yi)帶的(de)疆域統稱(cheng)為(wei)“巖(yan)(yan)(yan)邑”。公元(yuan)前111年(nian),南(nan)(nan)越國被漢武帝所滅(mie)。劉(liu)徹見(jian)此巖(yan)(yan)(yan)山(shan)形蜿(wan)蜒有(you)(you)勢,如(ru)一(yi)條青(qing)(qing)龍(long)鳧(fu)湟水而上,就相(xiang)信(xin)此巖(yan)(yan)(yan)確(que)為(wei)上古青(qing)(qing)龍(long)司春(chun)留(liu)(liu)下的(de)化(hua)(hua)身(shen),并尊稱(cheng)其巖(yan)(yan)(yan)為(wei)“青(qing)(qing)龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)”。人們也習慣稱(cheng)之(zhi)為(wei)“龍(long)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)”。