牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)位(wei)于牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)東(dong)側,牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)在赤(chi)嶺鄉倪村南邊(bian)的(de)一個(ge)大(da)山(shan)谷中。牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)這里山(shan)谷幽靜,叢(cong)林(lin)豐茂,九(jiu)池溪水碧綠澄澈,如大(da)小不一的(de)珍珠翡翠(cui)散落(luo)其間(jian)。牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)景(jing)區位(wei)于唐代大(da)詩人李白、杜荀鶴(he)多次詠(yong)誦(song)的(de)秋浦(pu)河之源(yuan)頭(tou)。山(shan)岳風(feng)光秀美(mei)綺麗。最高(gao)峰(feng)“牯(gu)牛(niu)大(da)崗”海拔1727.6米,似牯(gu)牛(niu)頂天而立。 牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)景(jing)區內自 然生態(tai)原(yuan)始,恬靜、幽深,古木參天,奇樹(shu)非凡,牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)被游人譽為“森林(lin)浴場”。春來(lai)鳥語花香,山(shan)花爛(lan)漫;夏坐龍(long)椅沖涼,消(xiao)暑養身;秋賞龍(long)池山(shan)江(jiang)葉(xie),層林(lin)盡染;冬(dong)至玉樹(shu)冰花,琉璃仙境。欲仙欲幻,一派桃源(yuan)景(jing)象。現已開發(fa)的(de)主要(yao)景(jing)點有九(jiu)個(ge)形(xing)態(tai)各異的(de)池潭(tan),是整體巖體形(xing)成(cheng),形(xing)似人工雕(diao)琢(zhuo),罕(han)見的(de)自然地(di)質奇觀;三百多年的(de)參天古樹(shu);龍(long)鳳呈祥(松樹(shu)和櫧樹(shu))同根生,世上罕(han)見;九(jiu)龍(long)湖屬(shu)高(gao)山(shan)平(ping)湖,泛舟湖面(mian)可與張家界寶(bao)豐湖相(xiang)媲美(mei),湖面(mian)四周,皆系原(yuan)始森林(lin)。空(kong)氣清新,牯(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)是人們所向往丘然氧吧(ba)。
相(xiang)傳,牯(gu)牛降九(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)座寺廟(miao),僧(seng)(seng)侶眾多,香客不(bu)(bu)絕。有(you)一(yi)年大旱(han),無數災民成(cheng)群結隊來(lai)到(dao)(dao)九(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)山(shan)(shan)寺廟(miao),祈(qi)(qi)求大佛降甘(gan)霖以(yi)(yi)救民苦。有(you)一(yi)小僧(seng)(seng)乃真龍(long)(long)化身,有(you)呼風喚雨的(de)(de)(de)本事,生了悲憫之(zhi)心。他騰(teng)身一(yi)躍,倒(dao)翻九(jiu)(jiu)個筋斗(dou),著(zhu)地(di)(di)處即成(cheng)了九(jiu)(jiu)個洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),到(dao)(dao)了廟(miao)前(qian),又隨手一(yi)劃,一(yi)股清泉順(shun)流(liu)而(er)下(xia),如(ru)一(yi)條白練,連接著(zhu)九(jiu)(jiu)個洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),即形(xing)成(cheng)了如(ru)今的(de)(de)(de)九(jiu)(jiu)個龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)。村(cun)人(ren)(ren)說九(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)龍(long)(long)王(wang)很靈,以(yi)(yi)前(qian)山(shan)(shan)腳有(you)座祈(qi)(qi)雨臺,石(shi)臺、東至、青陽和祁門4縣遇(yu)有(you)大旱(han),便有(you)人(ren)(ren)來(lai)此(ci)祈(qi)(qi)雨。祈(qi)(qi)雨須由(you)青壯男子焚香沐浴后(hou),身帶(dai)竹(zhu)筒,來(lai)到(dao)(dao)祈(qi)(qi)雨臺,虔誠禱(dao)告,然(ran)(ran)后(hou)取第五龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)神(shen)水(shui)(shui)晝(zhou)夜不(bu)(bu)停趕回(hui)家鄉,即會一(yi)路烏(wu)云,電閃(shan)雷(lei)鳴,雨隨人(ren)(ren)至。傳說令人(ren)(ren)神(shen)往,其實九(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)就是山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)一(yi)股清泉,順(shun)勢(shi)流(liu)下(xia)時在山(shan)(shan)澗里形(xing)成(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)個個小水(shui)(shui)潭(tan)(tan)。然(ran)(ran)而(er),由(you)于(yu)水(shui)(shui)至清、石(shi)至奇(qi),水(shui)(shui)因石(shi)而(er)增(zeng)色,石(shi)得(de)水(shui)(shui)而(er)鮮(xian)活,水(shui)(shui)石(shi)相(xiang)映,變幻莫測(ce),形(xing)成(cheng)一(yi)個奇(qi)景(jing)(jing),曾有(you)人(ren)(ren)盛譽為“黃山(shan)(shan)第一(yi)景(jing)(jing)”,足見其景(jing)(jing)色之(zhi)美。 從山(shan)(shan)腳順(shun)溪而(er)上(shang)(shang)(shang),溪中石(shi)塊如(ru)壇,圓溜規整,兩(liang)岸(an)山(shan)(shan)花異草,引人(ren)(ren)入(ru)勝。始進(jin)山(shan)(shan),即有(you)一(yi)石(shi)崖(ya),溪水(shui)(shui)溢崖(ya)而(er)下(xia),落(luo)地(di)(di)成(cheng)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),為一(yi)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),丈余(yu),池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)(shui)淺處黃綠(lv),深處墨綠(lv)。據說是龍(long)(long)王(wang)洗澡的(de)(de)(de)地(di)(di)方,村(cun)人(ren)(ren)又叫龍(long)(long)王(wang)澡盆(pen),上(shang)(shang)(shang)方陡壁(bi)上(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)形(xing)似太師椅(yi)的(de)(de)(de)河潭(tan)(tan),是龍(long)(long)王(wang)納涼的(de)(de)(de)寶座,故(gu)名“龍(long)(long)王(wang)椅(yi)”。龍(long)(long)王(wang)椅(yi)左(zuo)(zuo)上(shang)(shang)(shang)方橫排有(you)一(yi)學堂(tang)(tang)基,占地(di)(di)一(yi)畝左(zuo)(zuo)右,是古(gu)代(dai)村(cun)中文(wen)人(ren)(ren)讀書的(de)(de)(de)地(di)(di)方,學堂(tang)(tang)不(bu)(bu)知毀于(yu)何時。二(er)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)是一(yi)不(bu)(bu)規則池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)潭(tan)(tan),靠山(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)(de)峭壁(bi)長出一(yi)圓柱(zhu)型伸到(dao)(dao)潭(tan)(tan)底(di),宛(wan)如(ru)老(lao)龍(long)(long)汲水(shui)(shui),惟妙惟肖。池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)(shui)較深,黑不(bu)(bu)見底(di)。往前(qian)數十(shi)步,左(zuo)(zuo)側有(you)一(yi)石(shi)拱背屈腿,活像(xiang)一(yi)個蛤蟆(ma)(ma),這就是蛤蟆(ma)(ma)石(shi)。二(er)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)附(fu)近還有(you)一(yi)處有(you)趣(qu)的(de)(de)(de)奇(qi)景(jing)(jing),一(yi)突兀的(de)(de)(de)崖(ya)石(shi)聳立,正面(mian)看上(shang)(shang)(shang)去酷(ku)似中國的(de)(de)(de)版圖(tu),得(de)名“中華石(shi)”。
三龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)和(he)四龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)分別是群(qun)龍(long)(long)(long)戲水(shui)(shui)(shui)和(he)休息的(de)(de)(de)地(di)方。四龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)到(dao)九龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)距不遠,為(wei)一(yi)(yi)高崖上(shang)連續跌(die)宕(dang)的(de)(de)(de)幾個(ge)(ge)(ge)深潭(tan),上(shang)下(xia)均(jun)(jun)有(you)瀑(pu)布,高度約為(wei)數十米,層層疊疊,遇到(dao)雨季,玉(yu)珠飛濺,水(shui)(shui)(shui)聲淙淙,景(jing)色(se)甚為(wei)壯觀(guan)。五龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)傳(chuan)(chuan)是最具有(you)靈(ling)氣的(de)(de)(de),能讓祈雨者滿意而歸,因傳(chuan)(chuan)有(you)老龍(long)(long)(long)常臥(wo)其(qi)中(zhong),故稱“臥(wo)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)”。六龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)背后有(you)一(yi)(yi)凹進去(qu)的(de)(de)(de)陰(yin)影,遠遠看(kan)去(qu)像一(yi)(yi)幅(fu)(fu)觀(guan)音像,面目慈祥,形狀象一(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)寶葫(hu)蘆,咕嘟咕嘟往下(xia)倒水(shui)(shui)(shui),村(cun)人(ren)說那是濟公和(he)尚醉后的(de)(de)(de)酒(jiu)葫(hu)蘆,這酒(jiu)一(yi)(yi)泄下(xia),造(zao)就了山(shan)里人(ren)好酒(jiu)豪(hao)爽(shuang)的(de)(de)(de)性格。八(ba)(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)又叫(jiao)龍(long)(long)(long)門關,兩(liang)(liang)石(shi)相(xiang)對而立,挾八(ba)(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)而為(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)門,據說有(you)人(ren)曾用8兩(liang)(liang)麻(ma)搓(cuo)線捆(kun)上(shang)石(shi)頭(tou)投(tou)下(xia)去(qu)還(huan)沒有(you)到(dao)底。九龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)離八(ba)(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)40余米,一(yi)(yi)石(shi)崖伸到(dao)中(zhong)央,水(shui)(shui)(shui)下(xia)有(you)孔相(xiang)通(tong),像牛鼻子可以穿(chuan)繩,又叫(jiao)牛鼻串。由于(yu)植被茂密,這九個(ge)(ge)(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)始終(zhong)滿貯(zhu)清(qing)(qing)(qing)泉,不涸不竭,潭(tan)水(shui)(shui)(shui)飛瀑(pu)如串珠般相(xiang)連,有(you)分有(you)合,千姿百(bai)態,有(you)時迅猛(meng)奔騰,勢如驚雷;有(you)時蜿蜒曲(qu)折,舒緩纏綿。 再往上(shang)行至山(shan)頂,豁然開朗,兩(liang)(liang)山(shan)之(zhi)間砌著一(yi)(yi)道長石(shi)壩,攔住清(qing)(qing)(qing)泉,形成(cheng)一(yi)(yi)灣水(shui)(shui)(shui)庫,高山(shan)出平湖,湖水(shui)(shui)(shui)清(qing)(qing)(qing)澈碧綠(lv),似一(yi)(yi)塊巨大的(de)(de)(de)翡翠,山(shan)風陣陣,波光粼粼,疑為(wei)瑤琳仙境。四面群(qun)山(shan)如聚(ju),樹木蔥蘢,青松古柏,生(sheng)意盎然,無(wu)論(lun)從那個(ge)(ge)(ge)方向看(kan)過去(qu),均(jun)(jun)如巨幅(fu)(fu)山(shan)水(shui)(shui)(shui)畫(hua)卷(juan),景(jing)色(se)秀美絕倫。九龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)所(suo)處的(de)(de)(de)峽谷(gu),怪(guai)石(shi)崢嶸,峭(qiao)壁看(kan)似驚險(xian),卻有(you)路可攀(pan),密林中(zhong)蘭草叢生(sheng),苔蘚鋪地(di),瓊花玉(yu)葉隨處可見(jian),實為(wei)一(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)觀(guan)景(jing)探險(xian)、健(jian)身休閑的(de)(de)(de)好去(qu)處。