這是一座(zuo)撲溯(su)迷離的(de)(de)天然(ran)溶洞(dong)(dong)奇(qi)觀(guan)。洞(dong)(dong)深遙(yao)遠(yuan),初步探測,可(ke)與相距十多公(gong)里的(de)(de)禹王(wang)洞(dong)(dong)相連。洞(dong)(dong)分三(san)層(ceng)(ceng),上(shang)為(wei)泥洞(dong)(dong),中(zhong)為(wei)石(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong)(dong),下(xia)為(wei)水(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)。水(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)為(wei)地(di)下(xia)陰河(he),泉水(shui)(shui)從洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)流出(chu),冬暖夏涼,清澈見(jian)底(di),終年不竭,龍旋魚(yu)歷歷可(ke)數。古代人(ren)題寫的(de)(de)“楚水(shui)(shui)源頭(tou)”四個字就(jiu)刻在泉水(shui)(shui)出(chu)口(kou)巖洞(dong)(dong)壁。石(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong)(dong)內迂回曲折,洞(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)相連,洞(dong)(dong)內有(you)井字街、十字街、狀元街、名勝坊和(he)大小胡同,大洞(dong)(dong)36穴(xue),小洞(dong)(dong)72穴(xue),布(bu)成(cheng)(cheng)108穴(xue)。各洞(dong)(dong)迥異,既有(you)高達(da)30米的(de)(de)敞堂大廳,也有(you)僅容(rong)人(ren)側身(shen)而過(guo)的(de)(de)小洞(dong)(dong)。由(you)億萬年形(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)形(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)了人(ren)間和(he)仙界的(de)(de)奇(qi)景玉帝(di)點兵、王(wang)母(mu)上(shang)壽、觀(guan)音送子、嫦娥奔(ben)月、仙女散花、白(bai)鶴飛(fei)天、金雞報(bao)曉等,分布(bu)各洞(dong)(dong)。白(bai)色的(de)(de)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)成(cheng)(cheng)行排列密(mi)密(mi)麻(ma)(ma)麻(ma)(ma),象母(mu)豬奶頭(tou)那樣,晶明的(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)(shi)泉叮咚(dong)地(di)往下(xia)滴,這就(jiu)是神奇(qi)的(de)(de)豬婆奶洞(dong)(dong)。十八(ba)(ba)只石(shi)(shi)(shi)柱形(xing)態各異,酷似(si)十八(ba)(ba)羅漢(han)站立。石(shi)(shi)(shi)床、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鼓(gu)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)桌、石(shi)(shi)(shi)椅、石(shi)(shi)(shi)灶、石(shi)(shi)(shi)凳、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鍋、石(shi)(shi)(shi)碟、石(shi)(shi)(shi)豆(dou)子、石(shi)(shi)(shi)花生、石(shi)(shi)(shi)荔(li)枝、石(shi)(shi)(shi)葡萄,惟妙惟肖。扇(shan)形(xing)狀的(de)(de)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)倒(dao)掛(gua),象舞臺上(shang)的(de)(de)帷幕,用手輕輕一扣,就(jiu)會發出(chu)清脆悅耳的(de)(de)聲音,余音裊(niao)裊(niao),良久乃(nai)絕。大小八(ba)(ba)座(zuo)灰白(bai)色巨型石(shi)(shi)(shi)柱,酷似(si)巍巍寶塔(ta),柱身(shen)光(guang)滑,蘑(mo)菇形(xing)狀的(de)(de)鉆(zhan)石(shi)(shi)(shi)花層(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)疊(die)疊(die),如雕如鏤(lou),嘆為(wei)觀(guan)止(zhi)。還有(you)層(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)梯田(tian),阡陌(mo)縱(zong)橫(heng),田(tian)疇蜿(wan)蜒,誠為(wei)壯觀(guan);更有(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)筍、石(shi)(shi)(shi)林(lin)排列;“田(tian)螺姑(gu)娘(niang)”含情微笑(xiao),眾多仙女翩翩起舞。
皮佳洞(dong)(dong)(dong)美景歷來為(wei)八方游(you)客(ke)所慕,明清(qing)墨客(ke)騷人游(you)此(ci)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)時在洞(dong)(dong)(dong)壁所題詩句,至今清(qing)晰可見。清(qing)道(dao)光年間,有位叫陳雪平的游(you)人題詩道(dao):“非常境(jing)界百般巖,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)里游(you)來別有天。疑是(shi)紅塵飛不(bu)到,而今始信是(shi)神仙(xian)。”同治版《攸縣志(zhi)》載皮佳洞(dong)(dong)(dong):“宋隱士(shi)皮文通,號楚水神仙(xian),仆居洞(dong)(dong)(dong)側,遺(yi)詩猶在。”。?
溶洞部分主要利用地質公園特有的喀斯特地貌形成的豐富地下溶洞資源,開發了獨特景觀的皮佳洞,溶洞共分兩部分。
一、溶洞觀光:
第(di)一期(qi)開(kai)發長度(du)約(yue)1公里(li),門票50元,第(di)二(er)(er)期(qi)開(kai)發2公里(li)已基本(ben)完成。第(di)一期(qi)工程(cheng)主(zhu)要是觀(guan)賞鐘乳石(shi),第(di)二(er)(er)期(qi)開(kai)發除(chu)增加觀(guan)賞性鐘乳石(shi)外,主(zhu)要有大量獨特(te)的(de)(de)、令(ling)人震撼的(de)(de)鵝管、石(shi)花和一處面積約(yue)2畝數十層(ceng)的(de)(de)仙(xian)人田。二(er)(er)期(qi)旱洞開(kai)發基本(ben)完成。
二、暗河漂流:
皮(pi)佳洞(dong)河漂流水(shui)流平均流量為0.6,第(di)一(yi)期開發580米二期開發1.5公里已完成,系湖(hu)南省乃至國內(nei)較長的地下(xia)漂流,試營業以來,已接待游(you)客20萬人左右(you),深受游(you)客喜愛。
自駕(jia)游:從(cong)長沙、湘潭(tan)經320、醴(li)潭(tan)或滬昆高速(su)公(gong)(gong)路(lu)至醴(li)陵(ling)、轉106國(guo)道即至境內(nei),全程(cheng)僅(jin)約(yue)3小時(shi);從(cong)竣工的朱亭(ting)至攸縣網(wang)嶺(ling)的高速(su)公(gong)(gong)路(lu)至景區(qu)僅(jin)約(yue)2小時(shi)車程(cheng)。
乘車路(lu)線:酒埠江風景名勝區交通(tong)便利,106國道(dao)、醴茶鐵路(lu)縱(zong)橫(heng)境內。公路(lu)有廣州(zhou)、長沙、株洲(zhou)、湘潭(tan)、衡(heng)陽(yang)、萍鄉至景區,每日(ri)有數趟豪華(hua)直達(da)大巴,縣(xian)城(cheng)至景區中巴車也是每10分鐘一(yi)趟。