景區(qu)(qu)西(xi)面(mian)(mian)背靠浙(zhe)江(jiang)的(de)(de)錢(qian)塘江(jiang)水系與(yu)江(jiang)西(xi)的(de)(de)贛江(jiang)水系的(de)(de)分水山(shan)(shan)大(da)石(shi)(shi)山(shan)(shan)。大(da)石(shi)(shi)山(shan)(shan)海拔300米(mi),在(zai)江(jiang)山(shan)(shan)西(xi)部,是耕讀村的(de)(de)天然(ran)屏(ping)障。在(zai)大(da)石(shi)(shi)山(shan)(shan)上,西(xi)望(wang)可見江(jiang)西(xi)省玉山(shan)(shan)縣的(de)(de)山(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)嶺(ling)嶺(ling),東(dong)望(wang)連三十里開外的(de)(de)江(jiang)山(shan)(shan)市區(qu)(qu)的(de)(de)老虎山(shan)(shan)。至今(jin),大(da)石(shi)(shi)山(shan)(shan)上還(huan)有神仙對弈的(de)(de)棋盤石(shi)(shi)、龍洞(石(shi)(shi)灰巖溶洞)、泉水潭。景區(qu)(qu)東(dong)門便是湖塘湖,湖塘湖庫容23萬立方米(mi)、水面(mian)(mian)面(mian)(mian)積80000平(ping)方米(mi)。
秀美耕(geng)讀景區坐落在江(jiang)山(shan)(shan)市(shi)賀(he)村(cun)(cun)(cun)鎮耕(geng)讀村(cun)(cun)(cun)內,位(wei)于(yu)江(jiang)山(shan)(shan)市(shi)西部,地(di)處(chu)(chu)賀(he)村(cun)(cun)(cun)、壇石、大橋三鎮交界(jie)處(chu)(chu),景區占地(di)面(mian)積3.52平方(fang)公(gong)里,由湖塘嶺前的(de)耕(geng)讀自然村(cun)(cun)(cun)和(he)大石山(shan)(shan)下的(de)大石山(shan)(shan)底自然村(cun)(cun)(cun)村(cun)(cun)(cun)域(yu)組(zu)成,是浙江(jiang)省綠(lv)化示范村(cun)(cun)(cun)、浙江(jiang)省森林村(cun)(cun)(cun)莊、衢州市(shi)全(quan)面(mian)建(jian)設小康示范村(cun)(cun)(cun)。國(guo)家3A級景區。
耕(geng)(geng)讀(du)(du)自然村最(zui)早可以追溯到(dao)元末,到(dao)目前(qian)(qian)已有(you)(you)七(qi)八(ba)百年歷史,湖塘(tang)水庫東北小山(shan)丘上,考古發掘(jue)到(dao)西周文化遺址。據傳(chuan),耕(geng)(geng)讀(du)(du)古名(ming)崗頭。因祖上代代崇尚耕(geng)(geng)讀(du)(du)傳(chuan)家,前(qian)(qian)清時的一個秀才遂提(ti)議把村名(ming)崗頭改成了耕(geng)(geng)讀(du)(du)。村西北角(jiao)有(you)(you)康皇(huang)殿,建于(yu)南宋年間,每年農歷七(qi)月二(er)十二(er),有(you)(you)康皇(huang)廟會,吸引常山(shan)、開化、江西玉山(shan)等(deng)地上萬人的信(xin)眾、香客(ke)前(qian)(qian)來(lai)參加;村內有(you)(you)一、二(er)、三級保護(hu)的樟(zhang)樹、楓樹等(deng)古樹十多株;至今還(huan)有(you)(you)許多在耕(geng)(geng)讀(du)(du)流傳(chuan)的神話(hua)傳(chuan)說,如,康皇(huang)救生、湖塘(tang)孝子、神仙(xian)下棋、青龍(long)出山(shan)、五(wu)碗供飯等(deng)等(deng)。