紫(zi)(zi)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)位于(yu)鄭州和洛(luo)陽(yang)交(jiao)界處(chu)(chu)(chu),距(ju)登封城西(xi)35公(gong)里,穎陽(yang)鎮(zhen)北6公(gong)里處(chu)(chu)(chu)。她北眺黃河,南望馬嶺(ling),西(xi)接(jie)龍(long)門,東連少林(lin)。紫(zi)(zi)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)海拔1400多米(mi),呈南北走向,四周山(shan)(shan)勢(shi),刀(dao)削斧劈(pi),只(zhi)有(you)(you)一條羊腸小道勾通上(shang)(shang)下,堪稱“紫(zi)(zi)云(yun)自古一條路。”東為萬(wan)丈溝,西(xi)為千仞澗,南為南天(tian)(tian)(tian)門,北連懷(huai)玉寨。紫(zi)(zi)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)巔地(di)勢(shi)平緩,上(shang)(shang)有(you)(you)寨門石墻,為亂世避難之(zhi)地(di),因此又叫安坡山(shan)(shan)。峰頂有(you)(you)一處(chu)(chu)(chu)地(di)方因腹空如鼓(gu),腳踏山(shan)(shan)“咚咚”作(zuo)響,故名“靈山(shan)(shan)”。紫(zi)(zi)云(yun)山(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)石穴奇(qi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)有(you)(you)五十多個,老母(mu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、紫(zi)(zi)云(yun)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、老龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、黃龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、五門洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、飛虎洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、花(hua)石洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、藥王洞(dong)(dong)(dong)等(deng),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)都有(you)(you)迷人傳說;丈萬(wan)谷、千仞澗、紫(zi)(zi)云(yun)飛瀑、祥云(yun)貫日,處(chu)(chu)(chu)處(chu)(chu)(chu)都是(shi)一道靚麗風景。自然景觀,令人心(xin)醉,自古就是(shi)旅(lv)游勝地(di)。它(ta)層巒疊(die)障,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴幽(you)靜,飛瀑龍(long)潭、秀色天(tian)(tian)(tian)成(cheng)。松柏古樹、遒勁參天(tian)(tian)(tian),華蔭如蓋,郁(yu)郁(yu)蔥(cong)(cong)蔥(cong)(cong)。春夏(xia)時節,徜徉林(lin)海之(zhi)間,沐浴香濤之(zhi)中(zhong),漫山(shan)(shan)遍(bian)開的野花(hua),有(you)(you)的紅(hong)顏淡妝,有(you)(you)的潔白(bai)素凈,有(you)(you)的翠(cui)色欲滴,有(you)(you)的濃艷如墨、雪(xue)海紅(hong)霞盡收眼底。亭臺廟宇矗(chu)立于(yu)巍(wei)巍(wei)山(shan)(shan)巔,或藏(zang)于(yu)山(shan)(shan)坳叢(cong)林(lin)之(zhi)間,清(qing)(qing)清(qing)(qing)山(shan)(shan)泉(quan)淙淙鳴唱,飛鳥彩蝶枝頭盤旋。
從(cong)鄭州或洛(luo)陽(yang)(yang)乘車(che)(che),沿(yan)鄭少洛(luo)高速,到(dao)(dao)君召下(xia)車(che)(che),沿(yan)君召到(dao)(dao)穎陽(yang)(yang)的高速路(lu)輔(fu)道到(dao)(dao)穎陽(yang)(yang)往北,中靈(ling)山下(xia),即紫云山的西邊(bian),車(che)(che)走(zou)不(bu)動時下(xia)車(che)(che),步行上山。
紫云山是(shi)(shi)中(zhong)國最(zui)有名(ming)的(de)(de)(de)(de)隱(yin)居地,隱(yin)居的(de)(de)(de)(de)祖先(xian)該歸為名(ming)叫許(xu)油的(de)(de)(de)(de)隱(yin)士(shi)。在(zai)石道鄉的(de)(de)(de)(de)北(bei)面,馬鞍山下,有個隱(yin)士(shi)溝(gou),是(shi)(shi)許(xu)油隱(yin)居的(de)(de)(de)(de)地方(fang),據傳(chuan)許(xu)油在(zai)隱(yin)士(shi)溝(gou)隱(yin)居(穎(ying)河(he)水洗耳)。許(xu)油是(shi)(shi)許(xu)姓人(ren)的(de)(de)(de)(de)祖先(xian),當今的(de)(de)(de)(de)許(xu)昌與(yu)他(ta)有關。相傳(chuan)堯(yao)帝(di)曾(ceng)三次禪位于他(ta)而不(bu)受(shou),比劉(liu)備(bei)三請諸(zhu)葛的(de)(de)(de)(de)級別要高多了(le)。有個地名(ming)叫“三過(guo)堯(yao)”,是(shi)(shi)堯(yao)帝(di)請許(xu)油三次路過(guo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)地方(fang)。
紫(zi)云山洞穴有50多(duo)個(ge),這些(xie)大大小小的洞穴均為古(gu)人類賴以棲身的地方。近年來,紫(zi)云山發現了大量的石(shi)刀、石(shi)斧、石(shi)鑿和(he)瓦陶片等均為新(xin)石(shi)器時(shi)代的生產和(he)生活用具。
歷史上有許多文(wen)人(ren)墨客來(lai)此游樂,尋根覓祖。唐代大詩人(ren)李白、岑參,宋代宰相(xiang)歐陽(yang)修、范仲淹都來(lai)此駐(zhu)足,留下了(le)奇文(wen)絕名,名志珍。