太和古洞旅游風(fēng)景區(qū)

各位朋友：

    大家好!歡迎大家來(lái)到太和古洞游覽觀光，衷心預(yù)祝大家旅途愉快!

    現(xiàn)在我首先向大家介紹本景區(qū)的概況，太和古洞是清遠(yuǎn)市名勝古跡之一，有著150多年的歷史，是我市歷史悠久的道觀。各位朋友，你知道為什么叫“太和洞”嗎?南宋著名理學(xué)家朱熹解釋說(shuō)：“太和，陰陽(yáng)會(huì)合沖和之氣也?！碧投磩?chuàng)始人黎守一也說(shuō)，太和，能守住精神和元?dú)?。因此，凡到此洞旅游之士都能產(chǎn)生平和的心理狀態(tài)，故名為“太和洞”。

    太和古洞的特點(diǎn)是以宗教文化為主題，自然風(fēng)光為基礎(chǔ)的游覽區(qū)?？傮w來(lái)說(shuō)，分為山上、山下兩部。山上是宗教歷史文化以及自然山水融為一體的參謁游覽區(qū)，其宗教歷史文化淵源久遠(yuǎn)，石刻題詠豐富多彩，青山綠水雄奇秀麗，使人有置身蓬萊仙境的感覺(jué)。清澈的山泉泳池可供上千人游泳，幽雅寧?kù)o的別墅群可讓你有養(yǎng)性恰情、返璞歸真的野趣。

    大家請(qǐng)看，這是太和古洞的山門(mén)，“太和古洞”四個(gè)字，是清末光緒甲辰恩科考試，中國(guó)歷史上最后一位“榜眼”朱汝珍題的。朱汝珍是清遠(yuǎn)人，文才超卓，書(shū)法豐姿圓潤(rùn)。傳說(shuō)清末科舉殿試時(shí)，他才華出眾，本來(lái)考得第一名，考官擬為狀元，后來(lái)試卷呈到慈禧太后御審時(shí)，慈禧看了他的答卷也贊不絕口，正想欽點(diǎn)為狀元，但覺(jué)得他的名字不順眼，因?yàn)橹烊暾涞摹罢洹弊峙c她最討厭的珍妃的珍同音同字。再看第二名劉春霖的試卷時(shí)，雖然覺(jué)得文才比不上朱汝珍，但非常喜歡他的名字，認(rèn)為自己統(tǒng)治天下，萬(wàn)民沐德，有如春天甘霖。于是欽點(diǎn)劉春霖為狀元，朱汝珍只好屈居為榜眼了。我們不管這些傳說(shuō)是真是假，但清遠(yuǎn)人覺(jué)得出了一個(gè)榜眼，還是值得自豪的。

    有很多游客曾經(jīng)問(wèn)過(guò)，太和洞的“洞”在那里?有多大?多深?讓我說(shuō)說(shuō)太和古洞是什么意思。

    太和古洞是道教的活動(dòng)場(chǎng)所，始建于咸豐四年(1854年)。其實(shí)“太和”兩字本來(lái)是中國(guó)哲學(xué)的術(shù)語(yǔ)，是用來(lái)形容陰陽(yáng)二氣既矛盾又統(tǒng)一的狀況。道教的理論，就是以一生二，二生三，三生萬(wàn)物的衍生規(guī)律認(rèn)識(shí)自然，我們常見(jiàn)的道教標(biāo)志——太極圖，就是陰陽(yáng)兩極相互作用、相互轉(zhuǎn)化的矛盾統(tǒng)一，太和之所謂道，就是他包涵浮沉、升降、動(dòng)靜相感的性屬。“道”就是“氣”的變化或陰陽(yáng)相互推移的過(guò)程，所以“太和”也就是“道”。

    所謂“洞”，就是別有洞天的意思，道教認(rèn)為神仙居住的地方稱之為洞府。太和古洞風(fēng)景秀麗，環(huán)境清幽，就像人們想像中的神仙居住的世界。因此，簡(jiǎn)而言之。太和古洞就是神仙洞府的意思。

    大家請(qǐng)看石壁上雄渾的“洞天福地”四個(gè)大字，相信大家在很多地方看過(guò)這樣的幾個(gè)字。所謂洞天福地，就是道教認(rèn)為彼岸的另一種世界?！岸刺臁笔巧裣傻木铀案５亍本褪窍删硺?lè)園，也就是可以使人得道成仙的地方。道教把我國(guó)名山分為十大洞天，三十六小洞天，七十二福地。在二千多年前，漢景帝時(shí)期，茅山派祖師茅盈就將清遠(yuǎn)峽山視作仙人得道之所，列為第十九福地。連州的抱福山，列為第四十九福地。我們有緣，一起來(lái)到太和古洞這片鐘靈毓秀的福地。

    如果大家走到那潺潺流水，清澈澄明的溪邊，一定會(huì)覺(jué)得涼氣沁人。蒼巖上刻著“武陵溪”三個(gè)大字，是洞士潘壽裕伯陽(yáng)題的。那他的取義又怎樣呢?

    武陵，原來(lái)是東漢至隋唐時(shí)設(shè)的一個(gè)郡，管轄今天的湖北、廣西、貴州、湖南的部分地區(qū)，包括沅江流域的大片土地。東晉時(shí)期的大文豪陶淵明，寫(xiě)了一篇《桃花源記》，描述在武陵地區(qū)沅江流域，有一位漁夫打漁，穿過(guò)山洞，來(lái)到了一個(gè)桃花盛開(kāi)的秀麗地方，那里住著先秦時(shí)代避亂的人，以漁樵為生，過(guò)著無(wú)憂無(wú)慮的生活。那里遠(yuǎn)離塵世，根本不知道外面的改朝換代。生活悠閑純樸，成為人們往向的安逸和平、自由快樂(lè)的地方。后來(lái)，稱之為世外桃源，井漸漸稱為桃源仙境或武陵仙境。太和古洞山美水美，用武陵溪來(lái)比喻，真是最合適不過(guò)的。

    大家請(qǐng)看對(duì)面“藏書(shū)”兩個(gè)篆體字，寫(xiě)得古樸娟秀。那巖石上的一線線裂紋，是不是酷似一冊(cè)冊(cè)古籍線裝書(shū)?傳說(shuō)呂洞賓仙師云游四方，普度眾生。有一天，他來(lái)到太和古洞這個(gè)地方，看到這里景色如畫(huà)，實(shí)在是清修福地，于是降落在溪邊，欣賞景物。剛好有一樵夫打柴到這里，兩人相會(huì)，交談起來(lái)十分投契，樵夫請(qǐng)教呂祖怎樣才能得道，呂洞賓見(jiàn)他憨厚好學(xué)，就把隨身所帶的經(jīng)書(shū)送給他。駕云而去。樵夫拜謝以后，求知若渴，立即讀書(shū)清修。所謂山中方一日，世上已千年，不知不覺(jué)中，世間已過(guò)了千百年。樵夫果然得道成仙。為了普度世人，他把所有經(jīng)書(shū)都留在這里，看看哪個(gè)有緣人能閱讀這些書(shū)，將來(lái)也能得道成仙。

    大家來(lái)到這塊巨大的巖石面前，或許會(huì)問(wèn)，那星星點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的小圓孔是怎樣弄成的?據(jù)說(shuō)那是激戰(zhàn)的彈痕。這里發(fā)生過(guò)一個(gè)壯烈的故事：民國(guó)三十一年，也就是一九四二年，中國(guó)抗日戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)處于最艱難的時(shí)期，侵華日寇深入到清遠(yuǎn)，追趕抗日隊(duì)伍。在這里，國(guó)民革命軍陸軍一五九師師長(zhǎng)劉紹武率領(lǐng)部隊(duì)，與日軍展開(kāi)了一場(chǎng)激戰(zhàn)，重創(chuàng)侵華日軍。師長(zhǎng)很高興。揮筆疾書(shū)“揮戈殺敵處”五個(gè)大字刻在這塊大巖石上，紀(jì)念那次壯烈的戰(zhàn)斗。這五個(gè)字寫(xiě)得剛勁有力，很有軍人的氣質(zhì)。大家仔細(xì)看看，旁邊還有其他刻字的痕跡，據(jù)說(shuō)先前曾有刻題，但后來(lái)被鏟掉了，因此，后來(lái)有人覺(jué)得師長(zhǎng)御敵可嘉，但題刻卻有點(diǎn)霸道。孰是孰非，那真是秀才遇著兵。有理說(shuō)不清了。

    用“飛流直下三千尺，疑是銀河落九天”這兩句詩(shī)來(lái)形容我們眼前所見(jiàn)的這條瀑布，是非常恰當(dāng)?shù)?。這條瀑布有三十多米高，泉水終年不絕，是我省少有的長(zhǎng)年不枯的高懸瀑布之一。旁邊崖壁上刻著的“欲滌無(wú)塵”四個(gè)字，是民國(guó)二十一年(1932年)新會(huì)倫卓南所書(shū)，字大一丈見(jiàn)方，深約五厘米。作者精煉地贊美太和古洞清幽景色，是遠(yuǎn)離塵俗的世外桃源，道場(chǎng)清靜地，一塵不染。

    相鄰山頂巖石上刻著的“日月同輝”四個(gè)大字，是全國(guó)政協(xié)副主席、澳門(mén)中華總商會(huì)會(huì)長(zhǎng)馬萬(wàn)祺先生親筆題詞，馬先生于1995年游覽太和古洞時(shí)，正好天上還懸著一輪月亮，在陽(yáng)光的照耀下，相映生輝，即興題詠“日月同輝”四字，點(diǎn)綴在太和古洞玲瓏峻秀的蒼巖上，恰似畫(huà)龍點(diǎn)睛。

    現(xiàn)在大家倚欄觀瀑的亭子，是加拿大華僑黃基棉先生捐建的，取名為“觀瀑亭”，是緣于對(duì)面石刻“觀瀑”而成。這個(gè)石刻是由光緒二十三年侯勉忠題的。侯勉忠是清新區(qū)太平鎮(zhèn)人，官至欽加提督總兵，相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的省軍區(qū)司令。

    前而矗立的是開(kāi)山寶石，“洞天一品”四個(gè)字是開(kāi)山宗師黎般若(音“波惹”)所題，他又名守一。從他的名字可以看出，他是佛道同參的信徒?！鞍闳簟笔欠鸲罔笪牡淖g音，意思是大智慧?！笆匾弧笔堑澜甜B(yǎng)生術(shù)語(yǔ)，是抱元守一的意思。黎般若是順德籍人，自小喜愛(ài)堪輿學(xué)。有一回，他求呂純陽(yáng)祖師指點(diǎn)風(fēng)水寶地，得祖師降示：太和坑蕉園是靜修福地。于是尋覓到這里，結(jié)友二十八人，創(chuàng)山建廟，稱之為開(kāi)山二十八友。咸豐四年冬，創(chuàng)山成功，黎般若題書(shū)贊譽(yù)。今天大家游覽青峰疊疊、綠水潺潺的太和古洞，一定會(huì)深深感到，一品洞天的評(píng)價(jià)，實(shí)至名歸。

    現(xiàn)在大家登臨的就是桃源仙館，經(jīng)歷了一百五十多年的滄桑變幻，幾度興衰，咸豐四年(1854年)建成后，曾在同治癸酉年(1873年)大修一次，到民國(guó)九年(1920年)毀于山火，民國(guó)十年(1921年)全而修復(fù)，可是到1974年又被全部拆毀。1992年，逐步重建。目前所見(jiàn)的花崗石雕刻的門(mén)封，是清代同治壬子年?duì)钤?、廣東督學(xué)使章鋆題書(shū)的原件。

    這是是靈官殿，供奉的是王靈官，別看他虎眼圓瞪，手執(zhí)鋼鞭，威風(fēng)凜凜，其實(shí)他心地善良，公正廉明，是道教里的護(hù)法神。

    太和寶殿是太和古洞的主殿，于1992年得到香港及社會(huì)各界的熱心資助重建成功。里面分“三清寶殿”、“三帝寶殿”、“三師寶殿”。三清殿供奉道教的最高神，分別稱為玉清元始天尊，上清靈寶天尊，太清道德天尊。所謂三清，從道教的歷史和神學(xué)含義看，三清是表示教派的聯(lián)合和宇宙的本始。道教的教義說(shuō)一氣化三清。元即本也，元始天尊就是三清中的第一位。傳說(shuō)他姓樂(lè)名靜信，同太元玉女結(jié)婚后生了天皇，由天皇生地皇，地皇生人皇……因此他象征宇宙本源和至高無(wú)尚的地位。靈寶天尊的神話故事不太突出。關(guān)于道德天尊，《封神榜》里有他的名字。也有人說(shuō)就是太上老君，即老子、老聃，他的《道德經(jīng)》五千言，至今還是道教最重要的經(jīng)典。

    三帝殿供奉北帝、文帝、武帝。北帝是玄武帝君，文帝是文昌帝君，武帝足關(guān)圣帝君。關(guān)圣帝君是三國(guó)時(shí)期蜀漢劉備的武將關(guān)羽，生前忠義仁勇，極受民間推崇，死后漸漸被神化，歷代皇帝都各有敕封，明朝萬(wàn)歷年封號(hào)為：三界伏魔大帝神威遠(yuǎn)震天尊關(guān)圣帝君。清代康熙五年敕封為忠義神武靈佑仁勇威顯關(guān)圣大帝等等。關(guān)帝除了民間祟奉外，佛道二教都尊他為神，佛教尊關(guān)羽為護(hù)法伽藍(lán)。

    三師殿供奉的是呂純陽(yáng)祖帥、王重陽(yáng)祖師、丘處機(jī)祖師。呂純陽(yáng)就是八仙過(guò)海故事當(dāng)中的呂洞賓。相傳他是唐代京川人，64歲進(jìn)士及第，后來(lái)游長(zhǎng)安酒肆，遇到了漢鐘離，漢鐘離使他作了一個(gè)夢(mèng)，在夢(mèng)中他升官發(fā)財(cái)，享盡人生榮華富貴，但一覺(jué)醒來(lái)，所煮的小米飯還未煮好，有點(diǎn)像《枕中記》盧生的“黃粱一夢(mèng)”。呂洞賓因此領(lǐng)悟到一切功名利祿都是過(guò)眼云煙，人生官宦仕途并不足戀。漢鐘離再對(duì)他進(jìn)行了十次考驗(yàn)都通過(guò)了，于是授以道經(jīng)道術(shù)，呂純陽(yáng)得道成仙。漢鐘離升回天后，留他在人間普度眾生。

    王重陽(yáng)和丘處機(jī)都是道教全真派的創(chuàng)始人。丘處機(jī)號(hào)長(zhǎng)春子，是宋末元初時(shí)期人，學(xué)識(shí)淵博，積極進(jìn)行傳教活動(dòng)，他廣結(jié)高官顯貴，大力拯救民眾苦難，深受官方和民間的尊敬，獲得極高的聲譽(yù)。他斡旋于宋、元之間。他帶領(lǐng)徒弟，不遠(yuǎn)萬(wàn)里西行至印度河上游成吉思汗的行宮，三次晉見(jiàn)成吉思汗，勸成吉思汗敬天愛(ài)民，不可殺人，清心寡欲，無(wú)為清靜，深得成吉思汗的歡心，接受他不得濫殺無(wú)辜的主張，使當(dāng)時(shí)元兵入侵中原兇殘殺戮的現(xiàn)象得到遏止，黎民百姓免遭災(zāi)殃。后人對(duì)他所謂一言止殺的功績(jī)非常敬仰。

    今天簡(jiǎn)要介紹了太和洞的風(fēng)光和一些歷史故事，希望玩得開(kāi)心。您瞧，那邊帷幕已經(jīng)落下，這次太和古洞游覽到此也將結(jié)束。衷心希望這次太和古洞游覽會(huì)給人家留下美好的回憶，歡迎大家下次再來(lái)。

Tai He Ancient Cave Scenic Area

Ladies and gentlemen:

Welcome your visit to Tai He ancient cave and I sincerely wish you a pleasant journey!

Now I’d like to give you a general introduction of this scenic area. Tai He ancient cave, with a history of more than 150 years, is one of the historical sites in Qingyuan. The founder Li Shouyi of TaiHe cave said that Taihe can hold the spirit and vitality. Therefore, visitors come to here can keep relaxed and harmonious, named as Tai He cave.

Taihe Ancient Cave based on the characteristics of religious culture as its theme and the natural scenery astour area. Generally speaking, the mountain is divided into two parts. The parton the mountain is a tourist area with religious history and culture as well as natural landscape. Here with its ancient religious history and cultural, wonderful stone inscriptions, magnificent scenery, you’ll be carried away by its fairyland.The clear spring pool can receive thousands of people for swimming and the elegant villas will let you best enjoy the funny here.

Please look at the gate of Tai He ancient cave. Four Chinese characters “Tai He Go Dong" was inscribed by Zhu Ruzhen who was the last Bangyan (the second place at imperial examination) in late Qing Dynasty. Zhu Ruzhen was born in Qingyuan, has outstanding literary talent with luxuriant calligraphy. According to the legend, Zhu ruzhen with his talent should had became as Zhuangyuan(the first place at imperial examination)at the end of the Qing Dynasty. When the papers was sent to the Empress Dowager Cixi for imperial trial, the empress saw his answer was extremely excellent and just decided to regard him as the champion. However, the empress felt that his name is not pleasing to the eye. Thus she has appointed the original second-placeLiu Chunlin as Zhuangyuan because she was fond of his name very much while Zhu Ruzhen as the second place. Whether these legends is true or not, we Qingyuan people still are proud of him.

Tai He Ancient Cave is a place of Taoism, was founded in 1854. In fact, the word “Taihe” originally was Chinese philosophy jargon, is used to describe both contra dictory and unified situation between Yin and Yang. The theory of Taoism the derivative regulation understanding of nature and our common Taoist symbol. Taoism have a common Taoist symbol, that’s Tai Chi which is the interaction of Yin and Yang.  

The so-called “cave”, as the beautiful spot of Taoist hidden in the forest, is the abode of immortals. With beautiful environment, Taihe ancient cave is believed to be as a paradise for  gods. Therefore, Taihe ancient cave is the fairy residence of immortals.

Please take a look at the wall, four Chinese characters “Dong Tian Fu Di” engraved on the cliff, which means paradise for Taoism in English. I believe most of you have seen such a few words in many places. The so-called “Dong Tian Fu Di” is a fairy dwelling and wonderland theme park for immortals, which can make people become immortal. The Chinese Taoist mountains are divided into ten cave, thirty-six small cave and seventy-two place. More than 2000 years ago, Mao Ying who was the founder of Maoshan sect regarded Qingyuan mountain as paradise for immortal which was listed as the 19th blessed place for Taoism.

When you walk along the gurgling water, therock inscribed with three characters of Wuling Creek, which was written by the scholar Pan Shouyu.

Wuling, originally is a county from Eastern Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasty, which has jurisdiction over parts of today's Hubei, Guangxi, Guizhou and Hunan province, including large land of Yuanjiang River. In the period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, writer Tao Yuanming wrote an article Taohuayuanji to describe the life around Yuanjiang River in Wuling area. It is said that there was a fisherman came to a beautiful place, where there lived refugee in the pre-Qin era, he made fishing for a living and lived a carefree life. Life is simple and easy here, it is the place where people looking forward to the peace, freedom and happiness. Later, it was known as  idyllic world. 

Please look at the opposite, two Chinese characters Zangshu was engraved on the rock. The line crack of the rock is not resembling a copies of ancient book. Legendary immortal Lu Dongbin came to Taihe Gu Dong one day and found that it was really a good place to construct blessed place with its picturesque scenery, landing in the stream to enjoy the scenery.Just there’s a woodcutter firewood came here and asked Lu Dongbin how to be animmortal. They have a very congenial conversation, then Lu Dongbin gave scriptures to him. Unknowingly thousands of years later, the woodcutter has became an immortal, he left the Scriptures here in order to  help more people to become immortals in thefuture.

In front of this huge rock you’ll find pieces of the small hole on the rock. It is claim to be fighting bullet. It is said that a heroic story happened here in 1942 during the most difficult period of anti-Japanese war. Here, the commander Liu Shaowu of the National Revolutionary Army led troops and launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army.Besides, five characters were engraved on the big rock to commemorate that heroic battle. These five words were written in bold with military temperament.You can look at it closely, there’re other lettering traces alongside. It is said that it was title previously engraved but was shovel out later.  

With about 30 meters high, this waterfall is one of the few high falls that springs throughout the year withouta break in Guangdong province. Next to the cliffs carved four characters with ten feet square and about 5cm deep, which was left by Lun Zhuonan in 1932. The author refined words to praise the quiet landscape in Taihe ancient cave that is far away from hustle and bustle.

Four characters engraved adjacent to the top of the mountain, was inscribed by Mr. Ma Wanqi who is vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, President of the Macau and China General Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ma has visited Taihe ancient cave in 1995, he was carried away by its breathtaking scenery thus inscribed four characters Ri Yue Tong Hui decorating in majestic Taihe Ancient Cave.

Here we can take a rest of this pavilion. The pavilion, by the name of Guanpu pavilion, was donated by Canadian Chinese Mr. Huang Jimian. The stone engraved with words on its opposite, was written by Hou Mianzhong in Qing Dynasty. Hou Mianzhong was the then official commander admiral which is equivalent to the provincial military commander now.

In front of us four characters "DongTian Yi Pin" were inscribed by the pioneer Grand master Li  Banruo who also named as Shouyi. As can be seen from his name, he is a believers both in Buddhism and Taoism. "Banruo"is a transliteration of the Sanskrit Buddhist, which means great wisdom. "Shouyi"is Taoist health term. Once he knew Taihe as a blessed retreat that was revealed by Patriarch Lu Chunyang. Thus he built a temple on the mountain with others. Today we visit the verdant Taihe ancient cave with gurgling water, itsurely will be deeply feel how magnificent it is.

Here we come to Taoyuan Fairy Museum, which has experienced more than 150 years of vicissitudes life. It was first built in1854 and  took a overhaul in 1873. However, it was destroyed by wildfires in 1920 and was repaired in 1921, but laterwas completely demolished in 1974. In 1992, it was gradually reconstructed. Currently the granite seal carved on the door, was the original title left in Qing Dynasty.

This is Ling Guan palace which is used to worship Wang Lingguan. Wang Lingguan, with kind-hearted and impartial thoughts, is guarding God of Taoism.

Taihe hall is the main hall of Taihe ancient cave, was donated by Hongkong and support of the society in 1992. Inside here there’re three halls respectively are Sanqing hall, Sandi hall and Sanshi hall. The Sanqing hall used to worship the supreme deity of Taoism, that’s Yuqing God, Shangqing Lingbao God and Taiqing Daode God respectively. Theso-called Sanqing, represents the joint among sects and the origin of the universe on the aspect of the historical and theological.

Sandi Hall use for worshiping Bei emperor, Wen emperor and Wu emperor. Bei emperor is Xuanwudijun; Wen emperor is Wenchangdijun and Wu emperor is Guanshengdijun. Guanshengdijun is Guan Yu in the period of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu was extremely loyalty and benevolence and courage during his lifetime, gradually has been deified after the death. GuanDi was worship by folk, even Buddhism and Taoism respect him as God, while the Buddhism regard him as  Hu Fa Jia Lan.

Sanshi Hall is dedicated to worship LuChunyang, Wang Chongyang and Qiu chuji. Lu Chunyang is the story of The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. It is said that in Tang Dynasty Lu Chungyang was an imperial scholars at his age of 64 then travel to Changan and met Han Zhongli. Han Zhongli made him realize that the fame and fortune was nothing in life. Fromthen on he was conducted to immortal Taoism and has became as a immortal later. 

Wang Chongyang and Qiu chuji are the founder of Taoism Quanzhen. Qiu Chuji was knowledgeable and actively carried out missionary activities. He has cultivated dignitaries and vigorously to save the suffering people, was respected by the official and the folk and won a high reputation. He mediated between Song and Yuan dynasty. He led his disciples traveled west to Genghis Khan's palace over upstream of the Indus River. Qiu Chuji won the favor of Genghis Khan and make him accept the idea of not killing the innocent people. Thus the phenomenon of brutal killings by Yuan soldiers in the Central Plains has prevented, which made people avoid the plague. Therefore, his posterities are very much admired for his achievements.

Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve briefly introduced you the scenery and stories of Tai He Ancient Cave. Now your visit here today is coming into an end. I sincerely hope that  it will leave you pleasant memory and I’m looking forward to your visit again next time.