介紹
卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)位(wei)于湘、鄂、渝三省(市)交界(jie)處的(de)(de)(de)(de)酉水河(he)(he)來(lai)(lai)鳳(feng)(feng)縣百(bai)福司(si)鎮段,距(ju)張家界(jie)風(feng)景(jing)區(qu)230公(gong)(gong)里,距(ju)湘西(xi)里耶(ye)秦(qin)簡(jian)出(chu)土(tu)地70公(gong)(gong)里,距(ju)黔江小南海110公(gong)(gong)里,距(ju)渝懷鐵(tie)路(lu)龍(long)潭(tan)站80公(gong)(gong)里(趙世炎故(gu)居). 卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座騎(qi)跨(kua)在酉水河(he)(he)上(shang)(shang)唯一(yi)(yi)(yi)的(de)(de)(de)(de),最(zui)壯觀(guan)、最(zui)雄偉、最(zui)奇絕的(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座大(da)山(shan)河(he)(he)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)高38米(mi),寬58米(mi),長220米(mi);洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內奇特,游(you)(you)人(ren)(ren)無(wu)不稱(cheng)口叫(jiao)絕,沿河(he)(he)兩岸石峰溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)星歲(sui)棋布,比比皆是(shi)。“落印潭(tan)”、“仙人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”、“卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”美(mei)麗的(de)(de)(de)(de)傳說至今。 卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個大(da)伏流洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),酉水從洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中穿過,形似“臥(wo)龍(long)吞江”,氣勢(shi)恢(hui)宏。與(yu)卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)毗鄰(lin)一(yi)(yi)(yi)平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里范圍內有(you)(you)(you)大(da)小溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)數十(shi)個,有(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在山(shan)頂(ding),有(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在山(shan)腰,有(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在絕壁上(shang)(shang),有(you)(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在河(he)(he)水邊(bian),各溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)或背靠背、或面對(dui)面、或上(shang)(shang)下對(dui)應、或左右相依,形成(cheng)了(le)(le)奇特的(de)(de)(de)(de)溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇觀(guan),叫(jiao)人(ren)(ren)自(zi)嘆大(da)自(zi)然的(de)(de)(de)(de)鬼斧神工。卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)還是(shi)百(bai)戶司(si)土(tu)司(si)城所在地,有(you)(you)(you)眾多(duo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)歷史文(wen)化遺存。1992年對(dui)老司(si)城“八景(jing)之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)”的(de)(de)(de)(de)仙人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)進(jin)(jin)行考古挖掘(jue),從懸(xuan)(xuan)棺中發掘(jue)文(wen)物(wu)131件(jian),文(wen)物(wu)數量之(zhi)(zhi)多(duo),時(shi)間跨(kua)度之(zhi)(zhi)大(da),文(wen)化內涵之(zhi)(zhi)豐(feng)富,在有(you)(you)(you)懸(xuan)(xuan)棺葬習俗的(de)(de)(de)(de)地區(qu)都屬罕見,也進(jin)(jin)一(yi)(yi)(yi)步佐證了(le)(le)卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景(jing)區(qu)歷史文(wen)化的(de)(de)(de)(de)博大(da)與(yu)精(jing)深。 傳說魯班(ban)和弟子仙游(you)(you)路(lu)過來(lai)(lai)鳳(feng)(feng)時(shi),看見來(lai)(lai)鳳(feng)(feng)仍是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)片(pian)汪洋,當(dang)地人(ren)(ren)民深受水患之(zhi)(zhi)苦,頓生為來(lai)(lai)鳳(feng)(feng)造福之(zhi)(zhi)念。于是(shi),師徒二人(ren)(ren)分工,由(you)魯班(ban)修建佛潭(tan),以保佑來(lai)(lai)鳳(feng)(feng)人(ren)(ren)民幸福安康;弟子鑿開(kai)飛龍(long)山(shan)排水,以消除(chu)來(lai)(lai)鳳(feng)(feng)人(ren)(ren)民水患之(zhi)(zhi)憂(you)。待魯班(ban)完成(cheng)佛潭(tan)修建后去看弟子開(kai)山(shan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)進(jin)(jin)展時(shi),卻發現(xian)弟子在偷懶睡覺,飛龍(long)山(shan)并沒有(you)(you)(you)開(kai)通。此時(shi),雞已叫(jiao)三遍,天快亮了(le)(le),于是(shi)魯班(ban)靈機一(yi)(yi)(yi)動,拿起手(shou)中的(de)(de)(de)(de)拐(guai)棍在飛龍(long)山(shan)上(shang)(shang)戳了(le)(le)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(因(yin)是(shi)卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)時(shi),此洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)故(gu)名卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)).同時(shi),魯班(ban)脫下一(yi)(yi)(yi)只草鞋丟進(jin)(jin)佛潭(tan)水中,說道:要得(de)卯(mao)(mao)(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)開(kai),需等鐵(tie)船來(lai)(lai)。