文/苗華霖
“秋日尋訪海浮山,魯中桃源老龍灣。清泉映柳翠竹美,不是江南勝江南?!睅讉€月前,偶然聽到這首詩,便起了一游老龍灣的念頭。
老龍灣古稱“薰冶湖”,是由地下泉水涌出地表匯集而成,因傳說灣內(nèi)有泉眼直通東海并有神龍潛居其中而得名。老龍灣其實也不是什么灣,而是一個以水景為主體的園林,內(nèi)有北方罕見的泉水景觀和竹林景觀,故享有“北國江南,魯中桃源”的美譽(yù)。
從青臨高速沂山收費站駛?cè)敫咚俟废蛱旖蚍较蛐旭?0公里,再從臨朐南收費站駛出,沿025縣道一路向西20公里左右后,向北沿223省道行駛約2公里便到了老龍灣。
據(jù)說老龍灣有三大特點:泉多、水清、四季恒溫。我們到達(dá)老龍灣時,已是上午9點鐘。老龍灣的門樓不大,建筑歷史悠久,透著古香古色的氣息。初入老龍灣,尚覺有些許荒涼,但隨著前行,風(fēng)景次第展開,頗有“曲徑通幽”的意境。天氣尚寒時,湖水上煙云奄靄,生成的霧氣裊裊娜娜,宛若舞者,輕靈曼妙,更如圣潔的白蓮,一塵不染。還未細(xì)賞,心中已生出絲絲陶醉之感,似墜仙境。
老龍灣是“天下七十二名泉”之一,游老龍灣當(dāng)然要先看“泉”。灣中萬泉奔涌如脫線珍珠,雖然沒有趵突泉的洶涌澎湃,卻也散發(fā)著自己獨特的內(nèi)秀靈美。水流沖刷著各種形狀的水草在水底縱橫交錯,蕩漾如少女長發(fā),由于水草積存了數(shù)年,因此顏色呈藏黑色或青黑色,正是這種顏色,給這灣底增添了幾分神秘之感。忽然,從神秘的水草叢中冒出一顆氣泡凝成的“珍珠”,歪歪斜斜地往上躥,忽地那兒又躥出一串,晶瑩透亮、大小不一,你不讓我,我不讓你……這里那里像排著隊一樣冒出來,一個一個緊挨著,一圈一圈,一層一層,不斷翻涌著,如瓊漿,如玉屑……
有水沉積的地方當(dāng)然得有“池”,鑄劍池是由老龍灣的主泉薰冶泉水涌出地表匯聚而成的。傳說春秋冶工歐冶子曾在此以池水鑄劍淬火,遂得名。鑄劍池呈橢圓形,池上立有雪化橋。池西南側(cè)磐石壁上鐫有“鑄劍池”三個大字,崖壁上還鐫有題詩:“天丁呵護(hù)陰陽劍,神斧鑿開混沌池?!敝蒙泶说?,暢想當(dāng)年文人感慨,不禁浮想聯(lián)翩,好像自己也變身文豪,立身池畔,觀一泓池水,光鑒秋毫。
既然說到了“池”,自然也不能丟下老龍灣的“神池”——“秦池”。秦池對于很多人來說并不陌生。上世紀(jì)90年代,曾連續(xù)兩年奪得央視黃金時段“標(biāo)王”的就是秦池水釀造的秦池酒。傳說在公元前219年,秦始皇東游巡察,飲用了此泉釀造的酒,醉而稱贊:“非神泉之液,少康之?dāng)?shù),難令朕醉?!彼熨n名“神池”。后人為紀(jì)念秦始皇賜名,又把此處稱“秦池”。傍竹林,沿曲堤,繞過幾株垂柳,跳過葫蘆泉,即見秦池。秦池甘泉,好水似酒,涌流不息,注入薰冶湖,后匯入巨洋河。正如游人賦詩“秦池亭下神泉水,風(fēng)景清雅水更美,歲歲重游情未盡,孰不一游一陶醉。”
○被水煙籠罩的薰冶湖。圖/楊喆Xunye Lake enveloped by mist
正看得起勁,忽然聽見幾聲鳥叫,回頭望去,只見些許不知名的鳥雀投入秦池池畔一處竹林之中。我聆聽著它們在翠竹上的呢喃,慢慢往竹林深處走去,層疊的竹子勁峭多姿,搖曳的身影猶如優(yōu)雅的舞蹈,沙沙作響之聲恰如深情吟唱,讓人忍不住駐足合眼傾聽。在盡頭,見有一亭,牌匾寫著“清漪亭”,半邊被古木遮蔽,亭內(nèi)雕梁畫棟,清幽雅致,有孩童嬉戲其間。
○夕陽下的老龍灣。圖/徐金利Laolong Bay at sunset
○秦池水質(zhì)優(yōu)良,能釀出好酒。圖/徐金利The excellent water quality of Qin Pond, able to brew good wine
我招呼幾個還在遠(yuǎn)處的朋友在此小憩,其中一好友用瓷瓶取了珍珠泉的泉水帶過來,幾人各添了幾片竹葉,暢飲起來。水體清醇甘洌,帶出的竹葉清香于唇舌之間久久不去,使人倍覺神清氣爽。不禁讓我想起《七碗茶歌》中有句:“一碗喉吻潤,二碗破孤悶。三碗搜枯腸,惟有文字五千卷。四碗發(fā)輕汗,平生不平事,盡向毛孔散。五碗肌骨清,六碗通仙靈。七碗吃不得也,唯覺兩腋習(xí)習(xí)清風(fēng)生。”想這泉水竟有這功效,讓人如此愜意、豁達(dá),非好者不能知。
茶畢,2歲的女兒非要自己走走,我看著她興奮地在古道上奔跑,料峭的天氣擋不住她對這里美景的喜愛,一會爬樹,一會躲藏,享受自然的呵護(hù)。一會兒跑累了,我抱著她給她講述濯馬潭、江南亭、萬寶泉、鑄劍池的故事,雖然她似懂非懂,卻也聽得認(rèn)真……
幾人游覽談笑間,不覺黃昏已至。驅(qū)車回家的路上,我想著邀三五親朋在老龍灣泉畔一聚,本是增進(jìn)感情,不覺間身心也被“老龍灣”的靈氣所凈化,真如羽化登仙一般,如夢似幻。晚上,人在睡夢中仍然回味著那里的美景,不知不覺,竟做了一個變成景區(qū)售票員的夢。
編輯/王雪芃
○中國著名散曲家馮惟敏1572年辭官歸隱于老龍灣,建造江南亭著書修身。圖/徐金利Feng Weimin, Chinese famous Sanqu (a type of verse) artist resigned from an official position and lived in seclusion in Laolong Bay in 1572. He built the Jiangnan pavilion for writing books and cultivating mind.
Laolong Wan (means a lake where there is an ancient dragon), formerly known as “Xunye Lake”(means a lake which can cultivate people’s taste), is formed by the surface river streams from underground springs, takes its name from the legend that there are springs, in which the Chinese Dragon lives, linked to the East China Sea.
There is a small gatehouse in Laolong Lake, with a long history and an antique atmosphere. When the weather is still cold, the mist on the water is like a delicate and graceful dancer, or a spotless holy lotus.
I greeted several friends in the distance to rest here. One of my friends used a porcelain bottle to take spring water from the Pearl Spring, and we turned to a few bamboo leaves to enjoy it. The spring water was pure and sweet, and the lasting fragrance of the bamboo leaves was unwillingly to leave our tongues and lips, which satisfied and refreshed us. After the tea, my 2–year-old girl insisted on walking alone. I watched her excitedly running on the ancient paths, sometimes climbing the trees and sometimes playing hiding games, while even the chilly weather failed to stop her love of the beautiful scenery and the enjoyment of nature.
Meeting at the Laolong Bay, my friends and relatives and I were purified unconsciously by the holy and clean aura of Laolong Bay, feeling as if immortal. At night, we still enjoyed the splendid and beautiful scenery in our dreams.
走走停停:
走一走:老龍灣位于濰坊臨朐縣冶源鎮(zhèn),由于泉水恒溫,夏季多有游客來此避暑,冬季水面飄有水霧,素有“冶源煙靄三冬暖”的美稱,故適合夏冬兩季游玩。
停一停:老龍灣距離濰坊市區(qū)約60公里,距臨朐縣10余公里,設(shè)有公交車(票價4元)至老龍灣路口站下車,當(dāng)?shù)刈∷拶e館每日房價不超過百元。
一路風(fēng)景:
鑄劍池:為老龍灣主泉熏冶泉匯成的泉池。池旁的崖壁上有題詩:“天丁呵護(hù)陰陽劍,神斧鑿開混沌池?!?/p>
雪化橋:鑄劍池東側(cè)架起的青石拱橋,是游人進(jìn)入老龍灣的通道。橋型樸素優(yōu)美,橋身觸及水面,三九隆冬時節(jié)水溫亦能暖透橋面,每逢冬天降雪,雪花落到橋面就被溶化,故名雪化橋。