介紹
卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)位于(yu)湘(xiang)、鄂、渝三省(市)交界(jie)處的酉(you)水河(he)來鳳縣百(bai)福(fu)司鎮段,距(ju)張(zhang)家界(jie)風景區(qu)230公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)湘(xiang)西里(li)(li)耶(ye)秦簡出(chu)土地(di)70公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)黔江小(xiao)南海(hai)110公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),距(ju)渝懷(huai)鐵(tie)路龍(long)潭(tan)站80公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(趙(zhao)世炎(yan)故(gu)居). 卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)一(yi)座騎跨(kua)在(zai)酉(you)水河(he)上唯一(yi)的,最(zui)壯觀、最(zui)雄偉、最(zui)奇絕的一(yi)座大(da)(da)山(shan)(shan)河(he)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)高38米(mi),寬(kuan)58米(mi),長220米(mi);洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)奇特(te)(te),游人(ren)無不稱(cheng)口叫(jiao)(jiao)絕,沿河(he)兩岸石峰(feng)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)星歲棋布,比(bi)比(bi)皆是(shi)(shi)(shi)。“落印(yin)潭(tan)”、“仙人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”、“卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”美麗的傳說至(zhi)今。 卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)(shi)(shi)一(yi)個(ge)大(da)(da)伏流洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),酉(you)水從洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)穿過(guo)(guo),形似“臥龍(long)吞(tun)江”,氣勢恢宏。與(yu)卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)毗鄰一(yi)平方(fang)公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)范圍內(nei)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)大(da)(da)小(xiao)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)數(shu)十個(ge),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)(xue)在(zai)山(shan)(shan)頂,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)(xue)在(zai)山(shan)(shan)腰,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)(xue)在(zai)絕壁上,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)(xue)在(zai)河(he)水邊,各(ge)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)或(huo)背(bei)(bei)靠背(bei)(bei)、或(huo)面對(dui)面、或(huo)上下對(dui)應(ying)、或(huo)左右相依,形成(cheng)了(le)奇特(te)(te)的溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇觀,叫(jiao)(jiao)人(ren)自嘆大(da)(da)自然的鬼(gui)斧神工(gong)(gong)。卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)還是(shi)(shi)(shi)百(bai)戶司土司城所在(zai)地(di),有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)眾(zhong)多(duo)的歷史文(wen)(wen)化遺存。1992年對(dui)老司城“八景之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)”的仙人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)進(jin)(jin)行考古挖掘,從懸(xuan)棺中(zhong)發(fa)掘文(wen)(wen)物131件,文(wen)(wen)物數(shu)量(liang)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)多(duo),時(shi)間跨(kua)度(du)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)大(da)(da),文(wen)(wen)化內(nei)涵(han)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)豐富,在(zai)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)懸(xuan)棺葬習俗(su)的地(di)區(qu)都屬罕見,也進(jin)(jin)一(yi)步佐證(zheng)了(le)卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景區(qu)歷史文(wen)(wen)化的博大(da)(da)與(yu)精深(shen)(shen)。 傳說魯(lu)班和弟(di)(di)子仙游路過(guo)(guo)來鳳時(shi),看(kan)見來鳳仍是(shi)(shi)(shi)一(yi)片汪洋,當地(di)人(ren)民(min)深(shen)(shen)受(shou)水患之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)苦(ku),頓生為來鳳造福(fu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)念(nian)。于(yu)是(shi)(shi)(shi),師徒二人(ren)分工(gong)(gong),由(you)魯(lu)班修建佛(fo)潭(tan),以(yi)保(bao)佑(you)來鳳人(ren)民(min)幸福(fu)安康;弟(di)(di)子鑿(zao)開(kai)(kai)飛龍(long)山(shan)(shan)排水,以(yi)消除來鳳人(ren)民(min)水患之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)憂。待魯(lu)班完成(cheng)佛(fo)潭(tan)修建后去看(kan)弟(di)(di)子開(kai)(kai)山(shan)(shan)的進(jin)(jin)展時(shi),卻發(fa)現弟(di)(di)子在(zai)偷懶(lan)睡(shui)覺,飛龍(long)山(shan)(shan)并沒有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)開(kai)(kai)通。此時(shi),雞已叫(jiao)(jiao)三遍,天快(kuai)亮了(le),于(yu)是(shi)(shi)(shi)魯(lu)班靈機一(yi)動,拿起手(shou)中(zhong)的拐棍在(zai)飛龍(long)山(shan)(shan)上戳了(le)一(yi)個(ge)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(因(yin)是(shi)(shi)(shi)卯(mao)時(shi),此洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)故(gu)名卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)).同時(shi),魯(lu)班脫下一(yi)只草(cao)鞋丟進(jin)(jin)佛(fo)潭(tan)水中(zhong),說道:要(yao)得卯(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)開(kai)(kai),需等鐵(tie)船來。