介紹
卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)位于湘(xiang)、鄂、渝三省(市(shi))交界(jie)處的(de)(de)酉水(shui)河(he)來鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)縣百(bai)福司(si)(si)(si)鎮(zhen)段(duan),距張家界(jie)風景區230公里,距湘(xiang)西里耶秦(qin)簡出土地(di)70公里,距黔江(jiang)小(xiao)南(nan)海110公里,距渝懷鐵路(lu)龍(long)潭(tan)站(zhan)80公里(趙世炎故(gu)居). 卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)一(yi)座騎跨在酉水(shui)河(he)上唯一(yi)的(de)(de),最壯(zhuang)觀、最雄偉、最奇(qi)(qi)絕的(de)(de)一(yi)座大(da)(da)山(shan)河(he)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)高(gao)38米,寬58米,長220米;洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內奇(qi)(qi)特(te),游(you)人(ren)(ren)無不(bu)稱(cheng)口叫(jiao)絕,沿河(he)兩(liang)岸石峰溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)星歲棋布,比(bi)(bi)比(bi)(bi)皆(jie)是(shi)。“落印潭(tan)”、“仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”、“卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”美麗(li)的(de)(de)傳說(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)至今。 卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)一(yi)個(ge)大(da)(da)伏流洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),酉水(shui)從洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中穿過,形似“臥龍(long)吞江(jiang)”,氣勢恢宏。與卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)毗(pi)鄰一(yi)平方公里范圍內有(you)(you)大(da)(da)小(xiao)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)數(shu)十個(ge),有(you)(you)的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在山(shan)頂,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在山(shan)腰,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在絕壁(bi)上,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在河(he)水(shui)邊,各(ge)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)或(huo)背靠背、或(huo)面(mian)對面(mian)、或(huo)上下對應(ying)、或(huo)左右(you)相依(yi),形成(cheng)了(le)奇(qi)(qi)特(te)的(de)(de)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇(qi)(qi)觀,叫(jiao)人(ren)(ren)自嘆大(da)(da)自然的(de)(de)鬼(gui)斧(fu)神工。卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)還是(shi)百(bai)戶(hu)司(si)(si)(si)土司(si)(si)(si)城所在地(di),有(you)(you)眾多的(de)(de)歷(li)史文(wen)(wen)化遺存。1992年對老司(si)(si)(si)城“八景之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)”的(de)(de)仙(xian)(xian)人(ren)(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)進行考古挖掘,從懸(xuan)棺中發(fa)掘文(wen)(wen)物131件(jian),文(wen)(wen)物數(shu)量(liang)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)多,時(shi)間(jian)跨度之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)大(da)(da),文(wen)(wen)化內涵之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)豐富,在有(you)(you)懸(xuan)棺葬習俗的(de)(de)地(di)區都屬(shu)罕見,也進一(yi)步佐證(zheng)了(le)卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景區歷(li)史文(wen)(wen)化的(de)(de)博大(da)(da)與精(jing)深。 傳說(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)魯班(ban)(ban)和弟(di)(di)子仙(xian)(xian)游(you)路(lu)過來鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)時(shi),看見來鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)仍是(shi)一(yi)片(pian)汪洋,當(dang)地(di)人(ren)(ren)民(min)深受水(shui)患之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)苦,頓生(sheng)為(wei)來鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)造福之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)念。于是(shi),師(shi)徒(tu)二人(ren)(ren)分工,由魯班(ban)(ban)修(xiu)建(jian)佛潭(tan),以保佑來鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)人(ren)(ren)民(min)幸福安康(kang);弟(di)(di)子鑿開(kai)(kai)飛(fei)龍(long)山(shan)排(pai)水(shui),以消(xiao)除(chu)來鳳(feng)(feng)(feng)(feng)人(ren)(ren)民(min)水(shui)患之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)憂。待(dai)魯班(ban)(ban)完成(cheng)佛潭(tan)修(xiu)建(jian)后去看弟(di)(di)子開(kai)(kai)山(shan)的(de)(de)進展時(shi),卻(que)發(fa)現弟(di)(di)子在偷懶睡(shui)覺,飛(fei)龍(long)山(shan)并沒有(you)(you)開(kai)(kai)通。此(ci)時(shi),雞(ji)已叫(jiao)三遍,天快亮了(le),于是(shi)魯班(ban)(ban)靈機一(yi)動(dong),拿起手中的(de)(de)拐棍在飛(fei)龍(long)山(shan)上戳了(le)一(yi)個(ge)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(因是(shi)卯(mao)(mao)時(shi),此(ci)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)故(gu)名卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)).同(tong)時(shi),魯班(ban)(ban)脫(tuo)下一(yi)只草鞋丟進佛潭(tan)水(shui)中,說(shuo)(shuo)(shuo)道:要得卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)開(kai)(kai),需等鐵船(chuan)來。