介紹
卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)位于(yu)(yu)湘、鄂(e)、渝三(san)(san)省(市)交界處的(de)酉(you)水河(he)(he)來(lai)鳳縣百福司(si)(si)鎮段,距張家界風景區230公里(li)(li),距湘西里(li)(li)耶(ye)秦(qin)簡出土(tu)地(di)70公里(li)(li),距黔江小南海110公里(li)(li),距渝懷鐵路龍(long)(long)潭(tan)(tan)站80公里(li)(li)(趙世(shi)炎故居(ju)). 卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)座騎跨在(zai)(zai)酉(you)水河(he)(he)上(shang)(shang)(shang)唯一(yi)的(de),最壯觀、最雄偉、最奇絕的(de)一(yi)座大(da)山(shan)河(he)(he)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)高(gao)38米,寬(kuan)58米,長220米;洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內奇特(te),游人(ren)無(wu)不稱口叫(jiao)絕,沿河(he)(he)兩岸石峰溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)星歲棋布,比(bi)比(bi)皆(jie)是(shi)(shi)。“落(luo)印潭(tan)(tan)”、“仙人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”、“卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”美麗的(de)傳說(shuo)至今。 卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)個大(da)伏流洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),酉(you)水從(cong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中穿(chuan)過,形似“臥龍(long)(long)吞江”,氣勢恢宏。與卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)毗鄰(lin)一(yi)平方(fang)公里(li)(li)范(fan)圍(wei)內有(you)大(da)小溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)數十(shi)個,有(you)的(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在(zai)(zai)山(shan)頂(ding),有(you)的(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在(zai)(zai)山(shan)腰,有(you)的(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在(zai)(zai)絕壁上(shang)(shang)(shang),有(you)的(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)在(zai)(zai)河(he)(he)水邊,各溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)或(huo)(huo)背靠背、或(huo)(huo)面(mian)(mian)對(dui)面(mian)(mian)、或(huo)(huo)上(shang)(shang)(shang)下對(dui)應、或(huo)(huo)左右相依,形成了奇特(te)的(de)溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇觀,叫(jiao)人(ren)自嘆大(da)自然的(de)鬼斧神工。卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)還是(shi)(shi)百戶(hu)司(si)(si)土(tu)司(si)(si)城(cheng)所在(zai)(zai)地(di),有(you)眾多(duo)的(de)歷史文(wen)化遺(yi)存。1992年對(dui)老司(si)(si)城(cheng)“八景之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)”的(de)仙人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)進(jin)行考(kao)古挖掘(jue),從(cong)懸棺中發掘(jue)文(wen)物131件,文(wen)物數量之(zhi)(zhi)多(duo),時(shi)間跨度之(zhi)(zhi)大(da),文(wen)化內涵之(zhi)(zhi)豐富(fu),在(zai)(zai)有(you)懸棺葬習俗的(de)地(di)區都屬(shu)罕(han)見,也進(jin)一(yi)步佐證了卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景區歷史文(wen)化的(de)博(bo)大(da)與精深。 傳說(shuo)魯班和弟子仙游路過來(lai)鳳時(shi),看見來(lai)鳳仍是(shi)(shi)一(yi)片汪(wang)洋,當地(di)人(ren)民(min)深受水患之(zhi)(zhi)苦,頓生為(wei)來(lai)鳳造福之(zhi)(zhi)念。于(yu)(yu)是(shi)(shi),師徒二人(ren)分(fen)工,由魯班修建佛(fo)潭(tan)(tan),以保佑來(lai)鳳人(ren)民(min)幸福安(an)康(kang);弟子鑿開(kai)(kai)飛龍(long)(long)山(shan)排水,以消除來(lai)鳳人(ren)民(min)水患之(zhi)(zhi)憂(you)。待(dai)魯班完成佛(fo)潭(tan)(tan)修建后去看弟子開(kai)(kai)山(shan)的(de)進(jin)展時(shi),卻發現弟子在(zai)(zai)偷懶(lan)睡覺(jue),飛龍(long)(long)山(shan)并沒有(you)開(kai)(kai)通。此時(shi),雞已叫(jiao)三(san)(san)遍(bian),天快(kuai)亮了,于(yu)(yu)是(shi)(shi)魯班靈機一(yi)動(dong),拿起手中的(de)拐棍在(zai)(zai)飛龍(long)(long)山(shan)上(shang)(shang)(shang)戳了一(yi)個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(因是(shi)(shi)卯(mao)(mao)時(shi),此洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)故名卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)).同時(shi),魯班脫下一(yi)只草(cao)鞋丟進(jin)佛(fo)潭(tan)(tan)水中,說(shuo)道:要得(de)卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)開(kai)(kai),需等鐵船(chuan)來(lai)。