文／王雪芃

鹤伴山的美丽传说

BEAUTIFUL LEGEND OF HEBAN MOUNTAIN

文／王雪芃

○藏在山中的长生苑。图／李健生Immortal Garden hidden in the mountains

鹤伴山地处邹平县南部山区，是目前滨州市唯一的国家级森林公园，总占地面积约7200亩。山中空气清新，植被茂盛，森林覆盖率高达97%，生态环境良好，地形复杂多变，沟谷曲折狭长，山、石、瀑、泉、云雾等景观众多，是不可多得的天然氧吧，被誉为“鲁中生态明珠”。峻拔巍峨的山势，优美迷人的环境，以及独特而丰富的人文景观，吸引了无数游人。

山中有一座道观名叫长生苑，通往道观的山路呈“之”字形在陡峭的山坡上盘旋，山门处有一道四柱三门的石牌坊，横枋上刻着“鹤伴胜景”四个字。峰回路转才能看见深藏在三山怀抱中的建筑群。经过一座跨越溪流的遇仙桥，就来到了长生苑前。门前有一座四柱三楼的彩绘牌坊，写着“上善若水”。观中分长白山人殿、彭祖殿和长生殿三个大殿，分别以医、道、神为主题。虽是一个道观，但长生苑与一般道观有所不同，除了供奉古代养生鼻祖彭祖和老寿星外，还供奉着长白山人和一只仙鹤。

这位长白山人的传说与鹤伴山名字的由来颇有渊源。相传长山县有一个姓石的书生入山寻幽，行至白云深处，遇到鹤发童颜的老者，老者传授书生三卷医书。书生自得长白医书，便晓夜攻习，专为寻常百姓治病。书生晚年回到长白山中居住，自号“长白山人”。

一日，长白山人救治了一只仙鹤，从此这只仙鹤便与山人相依为伴。茅屋破了，仙鹤就衔来山草修补；柴薪没了，仙鹤就衔来枯柴煮饭；粮米少了，仙鹤就寻来五谷充饥。后来，山人因得罪官府被驱赶，传说他回首一招呼，那只仙鹤便款款而来，张开巨大羽翼，驮载长白山人飘然而去，宛如天边云霓，消失于天际。从此，长白山人不见了，仙鹤也没了踪影，只留给后人一个“鹤伴山”的美名。

山不在高，有仙则名。也许正是因为仙鹤相伴的美丽传说，鹤伴山总是白云缭绕，一幅仙气飘飘的景象。在山脚下向上仰观，崇山峻岭间看不清山峰如何相连。沿长生苑前行有一个亭子，站在亭子高处俯视山下，颇有“会当凌绝顶，一览众山小”的感觉，难怪世人将鹤伴山称作“泰山副岳”。

爬上鹤伴山顶峰向远望，起伏的远山透露着若隐还现的光晕，奇花异草仙树葱茏，怪石嶙峋云雾缭绕，实在是藏风聚气的天然洞天，修身养性的长生福地，充满脱俗的静谧与返璞归真。

（本文图片除署名外由滨州市旅游发展委员会提供）

编辑／王天宇

Heban Mountain is located in the southern mountain area of Zouping County. So far, it is the sole national forest park in Binzhou. With clean air, lush vegetation, and a forest coverage rate of 97%, the mountain is a rare natural oxygen bar, and is praised as the “Ecological Pearl in Central Shandong”.

It is said that someone from Changbai Mountain saved a crane, so the crane lived with him as a companion. Later, he was expelled because of offending the feudal government. The crane flew off carrying him away. Neither was ever seen again,leaving only the later generations with the good name of “Heban Mountain”.

Perhaps, due to the beautiful legend of being accompanied by a crane, the Heban Mountain is always shrouded in white clouds, forming an otherworldly scene. It is not only a natural fairyland with a good geomantic omen, but also a longevity place for self-cultivation, filled with unworldly tranquility and the state of returning to original simplicity.

○山中沟谷曲折狭长，山、石、瀑、泉、云雾等景观众多。The valleys on the mountain are winding, long and narrow, with numerous landscapes like hills,rocks, waterfalls, springs, clouds and mist.