結構
王(wang)莽(mang)洞(dong)洞(dong)口垂直而(er)下,深達千米(mi),洞(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)大景(jing)16個,小景(jing)48個,大小鐘乳(ru),奇形怪狀(zhuang),色彩斑斕;洞(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)有洞(dong),路中(zhong)(zhong)有路,險中(zhong)(zhong)有險,天地人間容為一(yi)體,令人嘆為觀止(zhi)。
景觀
景區(qu)內森林植被茂盛,四季分(fen)明,氣候宜人。景區(qu)主要以自(zi)然(ran)(ran)景觀、奇(qi)特的溶洞、山(shan)巖、藤(teng)蔓為(wei)特色,體現(xian)了參與性,健身性。主要游(you)覽景點有:王莽(mang)洞軍旅探險、藏佛洞、篡峰(feng)寺遺址、蝴蝶鏡潭、石(shi)倉雨林爬山(shan)攀巖等,被譽為(wei)“生態保健園,天然(ran)(ran)健身房”。
歷史
據(ju)史(shi)料記載,西(xi)漢末年(nian),王(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)莽-,導致(zhi)政局動蕩不安。為-王(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)莽統治,公元17年(nian),新市人(今京(jing)山)王(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)匡、王(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)鳳(feng)和河(he)(he)南舞陽人王(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)常在此揭竿起(qi)義(yi),以深(shen)山為據(ju)點,屯兵綠(lv)(lv)林中(zhong),發動了(le)我國(guo)歷史(shi)上第二大農(nong)民起(qi)義(yi)——“綠(lv)(lv)林起(qi)義(yi)”。公元23年(nian),王(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)莽調(diao)兵40萬與綠(lv)(lv)林軍(jun)激戰于昆陽(今河(he)(he)南葉縣)。官兵大敗,王(wang)(wang)(wang)(wang)莽落(luo)荒而逃(tao)。
相傳,綠(lv)林軍將領劉秀(后(hou)(hou)來的東漢光武帝(di))為搶頭(tou)功(gong)(gong),緊(jin)追不舍。當追至今王(wang)(wang)莽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)山時,王(wang)(wang)莽人困馬(ma)(ma)乏,慌不擇路,見山腰(yao)有一(yi)小洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口,便(bian)(bian)棄馬(ma)(ma)只(zhi)身潛入(ru)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內。說(shuo)來也(ye)巧,王(wang)(wang)莽一(yi)進洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)邊便(bian)(bian)爬來了(le)幾(ji)只(zhi)大蜘蛛,很(hen)快把整個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口網了(le)個嚴實。劉秀滿(man)山搜索,不見王(wang)(wang)莽蹤影。后(hou)(hou)發現此(ci)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),但(dan)見洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口布滿(man)蜘蛛網,斷(duan)定洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中無人,以(yi)為王(wang)(wang)莽已逃(tao)遠,搶頭(tou)功(gong)(gong)無望,便(bian)(bian)策馬(ma)(ma)返回了(le)昆陽。王(wang)(wang)莽出洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)后(hou)(hou),招集殘部,趕回長安,但(dan)最終還是(shi)被(bei)義軍所殺(sha)。后(hou)(hou)來,當地百姓(xing)便(bian)(bian)將此(ci)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)取名“王(wang)(wang)莽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”,王(wang)(wang)莽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)山也(ye)因此(ci)而得(de)名。
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