南昌西山萬壽宮簡介：

　　西山萬(wan)(wan)壽(shou)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)是紀念許真君(jun)(jun)而修(xiu)建的(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)座宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)殿(dian)。坐落于距(ju)南(nan)昌市西南(nan)三(san)十(shi)公里(li)的(de)(de)(de)(de)西山逍(xiao)遙山下。道(dao)教認為除了(le)凡人(ren)居住的(de)(de)(de)(de)世界外(wai)，還有(you)神仙(xian)(xian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)處所三(san)十(shi)六洞(dong)天(tian)，七十(shi)二(er)(er)福(fu)地。許真君(jun)(jun)棲身修(xiu)煉的(de)(de)(de)(de)西山則為第四十(shi)福(fu)地。因(yin)他(ta)在此(ci)仙(xian)(xian)逝(shi)，故又稱“飛(fei)(fei)升福(fu)地”。公元1520年(nian)（明(ming)正(zheng)(zheng)德十(shi)五(wu)年(nian)），皇帝(di)題額《妙濟萬(wan)(wan)壽(shou)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)》對宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)內建筑作了(le)重(zhong)大(da)(da)修(xiu)葺。至(zhi)清代增建關帝(di)閣(ge)、萬(wan)(wan)壽(shou)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)門(men)、這時是萬(wan)(wan)壽(shou)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)極盛(sheng)時期，占地三(san)萬(wan)(wan)一(yi)(yi)千平方(fang)米(mi)。宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)門(men)之(zhi)內，正(zheng)(zheng)殿(dian)琉璃為瓦(wa)，重(zhong)檐畫棟，金(jin)碧(bi)輝煌，氣勢宏(hong)偉。繡(xiu)金(jin)帷(wei)里(li)，真君(jun)(jun)塑像(xiang)端坐中央，坐像(xiang)頭部為黃銅鑄成，重(zhong)500斤。12真人(ren)分列兩旁，吳猛、郭璞(pu)站(zhan)立壇前。高明(ming)殿(dian)等三(san)殿(dian)之(zhi)前，6株參天(tian)古(gu)柏(bo)蒼老遒勁，四季常(chang)青，相(xiang)(xiang)傳最大(da)(da)一(yi)(yi)株為許真君(jun)(jun)親手所植。宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)門(men)左側的(de)(de)(de)(de)八(ba)角井，相(xiang)(xiang)傳當年(nian)許真君(jun)(jun)鑄鐵(tie)為柱(zhu)，鏈鉤地脈，以(yi)絕(jue)水患。宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)外(wai)還有(you)大(da)(da)量的(de)(de)(de)(de)輔助建筑，如接(jie)仙(xian)(xian)臺、云(yun)會常(chang)、沖(chong)升閣(ge)等形成一(yi)(yi)個(ge)以(yi)萬(wan)(wan)壽(shou)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)為中心的(de)(de)(de)(de)古(gu)建筑群。遠(yuan)眺西山萬(wan)(wan)壽(shou)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)，萬(wan)(wan)頃綠海中，琉璃瓦(wa)黃綠相(xiang)(xiang)間(jian)，絢麗多(duo)彩，飛(fei)(fei)檐串(chuan)串(chuan)銅鈴，金(jin)光閃爍，層層斑瀾的(de)(de)(de)(de)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)頂(ding)，突兀鶴立，天(tian)地氤氳、萬(wan)(wan)物化(hua)淳(chun)，疑(yi)是天(tian)上(shang)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)闕。鐵(tie)鑄大(da)(da)吊針，重(zhong)二(er)(er)噸余，入(ru)夜鐘聲宏(hong)渾悠揚，能傳十(shi)里(li)之(zhi)遙。 農歷正(zheng)(zheng)有(you)二(er)(er)十(shi)七日是許真君(jun)(jun)誕上(shang)辰，為每年(nian)小(xiao)朝；八(ba)月仙(xian)(xian)逝(shi)日為朝顴高潮，各地信(xin)民薰沐齋戒紛紛前來進香(xiang)(xiang)，成千上(shang)萬(wan)(wan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)進香(xiang)(xiang)者比肩接(jie)踵、張袂(mei)成蔭(yin)。他(ta)們(men)進入(ru)宮(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)后(hou)一(yi)(yi)步(bu)一(yi)(yi)跪拜，到殿(dian)前陳敬貢品(pin)，晉謁仙(xian)(xian)顏(yan)，祈(qi)禱自(zi)己的(de)(de)(de)(de)心愿。焚香(xiang)(xiang)爐(lu)前，鞭炮聲不(bu)絕(jue)不(bu)耳，香(xiang)(xiang)火明(ming)燭通宵(xiao)達旦，爐(lu)煙(yan)縹(piao)緲(miao)，鐘聲悠揚，一(yi)(yi)派(pai)仙(xian)(xian)家氣氛。