大凡到过鄂州的人,只知鄂州西山之灵秀,梁子湖之恬美,而位于城东沙窝乡境内的革命胜地——麻羊垴,却鲜为人知。龙年春月,笔者偕同乡友人驱车出鄂城东门,经新庙,过凤山,一路上欢声笑语不绝于耳,三十余里路程似在须臾之间。吉普车沿着险象环生的盘旋公路而上,一幢古朴典雅的寺庙映入眼帘。寺中法师告诉我们:“麻羊垴为鄂州一大名山,且这里的山多以形命名,如青龙山、象山、龟山……相传,麻羊垴是上古时的东海地,一天,海中冒出一片山,其中一山最高,似天平,取名天平山。宋代地理学家沈括慕白羊、麻羊之名,由昆仑山赶来此地,碰巧不见二羊,便上天平山寻找。后望见白羊在南山,等 Almost all who have been to Ezhou, only to know the Ezhou Xishan Lingxiu, Liangzi Lake of the United States and the United States, and located in the eastern town of Shawo Township, the revolutionary resort - Ma goblet, but little-known. Year of the Dragon Spring, the author together with his friends drove east of Echeng, the New Temple, over Fengshan, laughter all the way along the ear, more than thirty miles seems to be in between. Jeep circling along the dangerous road, a simple and elegant temple greeted. Master Temple Temple tells us: ”Shemp 垴 Ezhou a famous mountain, and the mountains here to form named, such as Qinglongshan, Xiangshan, Kameyama ... According to legend, Ma goat is the ancient East China Sea, one day, the sea A mountain, one of the highest mountain, like a balance, named Mount Tianping.Song Geographers Chen Mu Mu sheep, sheep in the name of the Kunlun Mountains came here, happened to see the two sheep, they look for the mountains. See Aries in Nanshan, and so on