牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)位(wei)于牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降東側,牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)在赤嶺(ling)鄉倪村南邊的(de)(de)一個(ge)大(da)(da)山(shan)谷中。牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)這里(li)山(shan)谷幽靜,叢(cong)林(lin)豐茂,九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)池(chi)溪水碧綠澄澈,如(ru)大(da)(da)小不一的(de)(de)珍(zhen)珠(zhu)翡翠散(san)落其間。牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)景區位(wei)于唐代大(da)(da)詩人(ren)李白(bai)、杜荀鶴多次詠誦的(de)(de)秋(qiu)浦河之源(yuan)頭。山(shan)岳風光秀美(mei)綺(qi)麗。最高(gao)峰(feng)“牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)大(da)(da)崗”海拔1727.6米,似牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)頂天(tian)而立(li)。 牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)景區內自 然(ran)生(sheng)態原(yuan)始,恬靜、幽深,古(gu)木(mu)參(can)天(tian),奇樹(shu)非凡(fan),牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)被游人(ren)譽為“森(sen)林(lin)浴(yu)場”。春(chun)來鳥語(yu)花香,山(shan)花爛漫;夏坐龍(long)椅沖涼(liang),消(xiao)暑養身;秋(qiu)賞龍(long)池(chi)山(shan)江葉(xie),層林(lin)盡(jin)染;冬至玉(yu)樹(shu)冰花,琉璃仙境。欲仙欲幻,一派桃源(yuan)景象。現已(yi)開發(fa)的(de)(de)主要景點(dian)有九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)形(xing)態各異的(de)(de)池(chi)潭,是整體巖體形(xing)成,形(xing)似人(ren)工(gong)雕琢,罕見的(de)(de)自然(ran)地質奇觀;三百(bai)多年的(de)(de)參(can)天(tian)古(gu)樹(shu);龍(long)鳳(feng)呈祥(松樹(shu)和櫧樹(shu))同根(gen)生(sheng),世上(shang)罕見;九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)湖(hu)屬高(gao)山(shan)平(ping)湖(hu),泛(fan)舟湖(hu)面可與(yu)張(zhang)家界寶豐湖(hu)相媲美(mei),湖(hu)面四周,皆系原(yuan)始森(sen)林(lin)。空氣清新,牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)是人(ren)們(men)所(suo)向往丘然(ran)氧吧。
相傳(chuan),牯牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)山(shan)上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)座寺廟,僧侶(lv)眾(zhong)多,香(xiang)客不(bu)(bu)(bu)絕。有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)年(nian)大旱,無(wu)數災民成(cheng)(cheng)群結隊來到(dao)(dao)九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)山(shan)寺廟,祈(qi)求大佛(fo)降(jiang)甘霖以救民苦。有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)小僧乃真(zhen)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)化身,有(you)(you)(you)呼風喚雨的(de)(de)(de)(de)本(ben)事,生了(le)(le)(le)悲(bei)憫(min)之心。他騰身一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)躍,倒(dao)翻九(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)筋斗,著地(di)處即成(cheng)(cheng)了(le)(le)(le)九(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),到(dao)(dao)了(le)(le)(le)廟前(qian),又隨(sui)手(shou)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)劃,一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股清(qing)泉順流而(er)(er)下(xia),如一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)條白練,連(lian)接著九(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),即形(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)了(le)(le)(le)如今(jin)的(de)(de)(de)(de)九(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)。村(cun)人說九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)水(shui)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)很靈(ling),以前(qian)山(shan)腳有(you)(you)(you)座祈(qi)雨臺,石(shi)(shi)臺、東至(zhi)、青陽和(he)祁門4縣(xian)遇有(you)(you)(you)大旱,便有(you)(you)(you)人來此祈(qi)雨。祈(qi)雨須由青壯男子焚香(xiang)沐浴后,身帶竹(zhu)筒,來到(dao)(dao)祈(qi)雨臺,虔誠禱(dao)告(gao),然(ran)后取第(di)五龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)神(shen)水(shui)晝(zhou)夜不(bu)(bu)(bu)停趕回家(jia)鄉(xiang),即會一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)路烏云,電閃雷鳴,雨隨(sui)人至(zhi)。傳(chuan)說令人神(shen)往,其(qi)實九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)就是(shi)山(shan)頂一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股清(qing)泉,順勢流下(xia)時(shi)在山(shan)澗里形(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)個(ge)(ge)(ge)小水(shui)潭(tan)。然(ran)而(er)(er),由于(yu)水(shui)至(zhi)清(qing)、石(shi)(shi)至(zhi)奇,水(shui)因(yin)石(shi)(shi)而(er)(er)增色,石(shi)(shi)得(de)水(shui)而(er)(er)鮮活,水(shui)石(shi)(shi)相映,變幻(huan)莫測,形(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)奇景(jing),曾有(you)(you)(you)人盛譽(yu)為“黃(huang)山(shan)第(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)景(jing)”,足見(jian)其(qi)景(jing)色之美。 從山(shan)腳順溪(xi)而(er)(er)上(shang),溪(xi)中石(shi)(shi)塊如壇,圓溜規(gui)(gui)整,兩岸(an)山(shan)花異草,引人入勝。始進山(shan),即有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)(shi)崖,溪(xi)水(shui)溢崖而(er)(er)下(xia),落地(di)成(cheng)(cheng)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),為一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),丈余,池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)淺處黃(huang)綠(lv),深(shen)處墨綠(lv)。據說是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)洗澡(zao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)方(fang),村(cun)人又叫龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)澡(zao)盆,上(shang)方(fang)陡壁上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)形(xing)似(si)太師椅(yi)(yi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)河潭(tan),是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)納(na)涼的(de)(de)(de)(de)寶座,故(gu)名“龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)椅(yi)(yi)”。龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)椅(yi)(yi)左上(shang)方(fang)橫排有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)學堂基,占地(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)畝左右,是(shi)古代村(cun)中文(wen)人讀書的(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)方(fang),學堂不(bu)(bu)(bu)知毀于(yu)何時(shi)。二龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)不(bu)(bu)(bu)規(gui)(gui)則池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)潭(tan),靠(kao)山(shan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)峭壁長出一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)圓柱型伸到(dao)(dao)潭(tan)底(di),宛如老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)汲水(shui),惟(wei)妙惟(wei)肖(xiao)。池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)較深(shen),黑不(bu)(bu)(bu)見(jian)底(di)。往前(qian)數十步,左側有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)(shi)拱背屈腿,活像一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)蛤蟆(ma),這就是(shi)蛤蟆(ma)石(shi)(shi)。二龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)附近(jin)還有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)處有(you)(you)(you)趣的(de)(de)(de)(de)奇景(jing),一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)突兀的(de)(de)(de)(de)崖石(shi)(shi)聳立,正面看上(shang)去酷似(si)中國的(de)(de)(de)(de)版圖(tu),得(de)名“中華石(shi)(shi)”。
三龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)和(he)(he)四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)分別是群龍(long)(long)(long)(long)戲水和(he)(he)休(xiu)息的(de)(de)地方(fang)(fang)。四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)到(dao)九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)相(xiang)距不(bu)遠(yuan),為(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)高(gao)崖(ya)上(shang)(shang)連續跌宕的(de)(de)幾個深潭(tan),上(shang)(shang)下(xia)均(jun)有(you)(you)(you)瀑布,高(gao)度約為(wei)(wei)數十米(mi),層(ceng)層(ceng)疊疊,遇到(dao)雨季(ji),玉珠飛濺,水聲淙(cong)淙(cong),景(jing)色甚為(wei)(wei)壯觀(guan)。五龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)相(xiang)傳是最具有(you)(you)(you)靈氣的(de)(de),能(neng)讓祈(qi)雨者滿(man)意(yi)而(er)歸(gui),因傳有(you)(you)(you)老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)常臥其中,故(gu)稱“臥龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)”。六龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)背后有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)凹進去(qu)的(de)(de)陰影,遠(yuan)遠(yuan)看去(qu)像(xiang)一(yi)(yi)幅(fu)觀(guan)音像(xiang),面(mian)(mian)目慈(ci)祥,形狀象一(yi)(yi)個寶葫蘆,咕嘟(du)(du)咕嘟(du)(du)往(wang)下(xia)倒水,村人說那(nei)是濟公和(he)(he)尚醉后的(de)(de)酒葫蘆,這(zhe)酒一(yi)(yi)泄(xie)下(xia),造(zao)就了(le)山(shan)(shan)里人好(hao)酒豪爽的(de)(de)性格。八(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)又叫(jiao)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門關,兩(liang)石相(xiang)對而(er)立,挾八(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)而(er)為(wei)(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門,據(ju)說有(you)(you)(you)人曾用8兩(liang)麻搓線捆上(shang)(shang)石頭投下(xia)去(qu)還沒有(you)(you)(you)到(dao)底(di)。九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)離八(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)40余米(mi),一(yi)(yi)石崖(ya)伸到(dao)中央,水下(xia)有(you)(you)(you)孔相(xiang)通,像(xiang)牛鼻(bi)子可以穿繩,又叫(jiao)牛鼻(bi)串。由(you)于植被茂密,這(zhe)九個龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)始(shi)終(zhong)滿(man)貯清(qing)泉,不(bu)涸不(bu)竭,潭(tan)水飛瀑如(ru)(ru)串珠般相(xiang)連,有(you)(you)(you)分有(you)(you)(you)合,千姿百(bai)態(tai),有(you)(you)(you)時(shi)迅猛奔騰,勢(shi)如(ru)(ru)驚雷(lei);有(you)(you)(you)時(shi)蜿蜒(yan)曲折,舒緩纏綿。 再往(wang)上(shang)(shang)行至山(shan)(shan)頂,豁然開朗,兩(liang)山(shan)(shan)之間砌(qi)著一(yi)(yi)道(dao)長(chang)石壩,攔住清(qing)泉,形成一(yi)(yi)灣水庫,高(gao)山(shan)(shan)出平(ping)湖(hu),湖(hu)水清(qing)澈碧綠,似一(yi)(yi)塊巨大的(de)(de)翡翠(cui),山(shan)(shan)風陣陣,波光粼粼,疑為(wei)(wei)瑤琳(lin)仙境。四面(mian)(mian)群山(shan)(shan)如(ru)(ru)聚,樹木蔥(cong)蘢(long),青(qing)松古柏,生意(yi)盎然,無(wu)論從(cong)那(nei)個方(fang)(fang)向看過(guo)去(qu),均(jun)如(ru)(ru)巨幅(fu)山(shan)(shan)水畫(hua)卷,景(jing)色秀美絕倫。九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)所處(chu)的(de)(de)峽(xia)谷(gu),怪石崢嶸,峭壁看似驚險,卻有(you)(you)(you)路可攀,密林中蘭草叢生,苔蘚鋪地,瓊花(hua)玉葉(xie)隨(sui)處(chu)可見,實為(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)個觀(guan)景(jing)探險、健身休(xiu)閑的(de)(de)好(hao)去(qu)處(chu)。