懷(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)群位(wei)于仁懷(huai)市南(nan)十余公(gong)里處的(de)壇廠鎮,距(ju)遵仁公(gong)路約2公(gong)里。懷(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)群是鹽津河旅游區的(de)一(yi)在旅游景觀(guan),素稱“黔北第一(yi)勝處”。 它由數十個大(da)大(da)小(xiao)小(xiao)的(de)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)組成,其中(zhong)(zhong)出名(ming)的(de)有(you)懷(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)、落水洞(dong)(dong)、山氣洞(dong)(dong)、虎鳴洞(dong)(dong)、巖灰(hui)洞(dong)(dong)、羅漢洞(dong)(dong)、江西洞(dong)(dong)等溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)。懷(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)群是洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)洞(dong)(dong)、洞(dong)(dong)上有(you)洞(dong)(dong)、洞(dong)(dong)外有(you)洞(dong)(dong),各洞(dong)(dong)之間相互貫(guan)通(tong)、盤旋交錯。整個溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)群中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)曲折回不(bu)的(de)長廊,寬闊多姿的(de)殿堂(tang),曲徑(jing)通(tong)幽的(de)迷(mi)宮,流量豐(feng)富的(de)暗(an)河,碧波蕩漾(yang)的(de)深潭,雷鳴虎嘯的(de)瀑布。洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)鐘乳(ru)千奇百態,似(si)魚(yu)、似(si)龍(long)、似(si)虎、似(si)獅、似(si)牛、似(si)鼓、似(si)海(hai)螺、似(si)瀑布等等。
更奇的是(shi),輕叩石海螺,能(neng)聞螺號(hao)之(zhi)聲,敲擊石鼓(gu),可(ke)聽(ting)叮咚之(zhi)響,甚(shen)是(shi)催(cui)人(ren)遐想。而尤為珍貴的、較富藝術(shu)(shu)(shu)價值的是(shi)洞(dong)中的20多幅(fu)摩崖(ya)石刻(ke)(ke)。最(zui)早的刻(ke)(ke)于清乾隆五(wu)十一年(公元(yuan)1786年),最(zui)遲的刻(ke)(ke)于民國五(wu)年(公元(yuan)1916年)。縱觀洞(dong)壁(bi),正草篆(zhuan)隸俱全,前面柳歐蘇皆備,藝術(shu)(shu)(shu)精美(mei),風格各(ge)異,造(zao)詣頗(po)高,匯百余年書刻(ke)(ke)藝術(shu)(shu)(shu)于一洞(dong),是(shi)一份珍貴的難(nan)得的文化藝術(shu)(shu)(shu)遺(yi)產,是(shi)仁懷市級文物(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單(dan)位。
懷陽(yang)洞(dong)(dong)溶洞(dong)(dong)群于98年6月被中國地質學會(hui)洞(dong)(dong)穴研(yan)究會(hui)命名為“國際洞(dong)(dong)穴探(tan)險基(ji)地”。到此游覽,觀光(guang)、考察、探(tan)險的游客(ke)正逐(zhu)日(ri)增多。此溶洞(dong)(dong)群正在規劃,擬進(jin)一步(bu)開發。