牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍位于(yu)牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)東側,牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍在赤嶺(ling)鄉倪村(cun)南(nan)邊的一(yi)個(ge)(ge)大(da)山谷中。牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍這(zhe)里山谷幽(you)(you)靜,叢林豐(feng)(feng)茂,九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)池溪(xi)水碧(bi)綠澄澈,如大(da)小不一(yi)的珍(zhen)珠翡(fei)翠散(san)落其間。牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍景區(qu)位于(yu)唐代大(da)詩人(ren)李(li)白、杜荀鶴多次詠誦的秋(qiu)(qiu)浦(pu)河之源頭。山岳風光秀美綺麗。最高(gao)峰“牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)大(da)崗”海拔1727.6米(mi),似(si)牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)頂天(tian)而(er)立。 牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍景區(qu)內自 然生(sheng)態原始,恬靜、幽(you)(you)深,古木參天(tian),奇樹(shu)非凡(fan),牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍被游人(ren)譽為“森林浴場”。春來鳥(niao)語花(hua)香,山花(hua)爛漫;夏坐(zuo)龍椅沖涼(liang),消暑養(yang)身;秋(qiu)(qiu)賞龍池山江葉,層(ceng)林盡染;冬至玉樹(shu)冰花(hua),琉(liu)璃(li)仙(xian)(xian)境(jing)。欲仙(xian)(xian)欲幻,一(yi)派桃(tao)源景象。現(xian)已開(kai)發(fa)的主要景點有九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)形(xing)態各異的池潭,是(shi)(shi)整(zheng)體巖(yan)體形(xing)成,形(xing)似(si)人(ren)工雕琢,罕見的自然地質奇觀;三百多年的參天(tian)古樹(shu);龍鳳呈祥(松樹(shu)和櫧樹(shu))同根生(sheng),世(shi)上罕見;九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍湖屬高(gao)山平湖,泛舟湖面可與張家界寶豐(feng)(feng)湖相媲美,湖面四周(zhou),皆系原始森林。空氣清新,牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍是(shi)(shi)人(ren)們所向(xiang)往丘(qiu)然氧吧。
相(xiang)傳,牯牛(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)座(zuo)寺廟(miao),僧侶眾多,香客不(bu)(bu)絕。有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)年大旱,無數災民成群結隊來到九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺廟(miao),祈(qi)求大佛降(jiang)甘霖以救民苦。有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)小僧乃(nai)真龍(long)(long)化身,有(you)(you)(you)(you)呼風喚(huan)雨的(de)(de)本事,生(sheng)了(le)(le)悲憫之心。他騰身一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)躍,倒翻九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)筋斗,著(zhu)地處即(ji)成了(le)(le)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),到了(le)(le)廟(miao)前,又隨(sui)手一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)劃,一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股(gu)清泉(quan)順流而(er)下,如(ru)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)條白練,連接著(zhu)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),即(ji)形(xing)成了(le)(le)如(ru)今的(de)(de)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)。村(cun)人(ren)(ren)說(shuo)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)龍(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)很靈,以前山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳有(you)(you)(you)(you)座(zuo)祈(qi)雨臺,石(shi)臺、東至、青陽和祁門(men)4縣遇有(you)(you)(you)(you)大旱,便有(you)(you)(you)(you)人(ren)(ren)來此祈(qi)雨。祈(qi)雨須(xu)由(you)(you)青壯男子焚香沐(mu)浴后(hou),身帶竹筒,來到祈(qi)雨臺,虔(qian)誠禱告,然后(hou)取第(di)五龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)神(shen)(shen)水(shui)(shui)晝夜不(bu)(bu)停趕回(hui)家鄉,即(ji)會一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)路烏(wu)云,電閃雷鳴(ming),雨隨(sui)人(ren)(ren)至。傳說(shuo)令人(ren)(ren)神(shen)(shen)往,其實九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)就(jiu)是(shi)(shi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股(gu)清泉(quan),順勢流下時在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)澗里形(xing)成的(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)小水(shui)(shui)潭(tan)。然而(er),由(you)(you)于(yu)水(shui)(shui)至清、石(shi)至奇,水(shui)(shui)因石(shi)而(er)增色,石(shi)得(de)水(shui)(shui)而(er)鮮活,水(shui)(shui)石(shi)相(xiang)映,變幻莫測(ce),形(xing)成一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)奇景(jing),曾(ceng)有(you)(you)(you)(you)人(ren)(ren)盛譽為(wei)(wei)“黃山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)第(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)景(jing)”,足見其景(jing)色之美。 從山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳順溪而(er)上(shang),溪中(zhong)石(shi)塊(kuai)如(ru)壇,圓(yuan)溜規整,兩岸(an)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)花異草(cao),引人(ren)(ren)入勝。始進山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),即(ji)有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)崖(ya)(ya),溪水(shui)(shui)溢崖(ya)(ya)而(er)下,落(luo)地成池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),為(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),丈余,池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)(shui)淺處黃綠,深處墨(mo)綠。據說(shuo)是(shi)(shi)龍(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)洗(xi)澡(zao)的(de)(de)地方,村(cun)人(ren)(ren)又叫龍(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)澡(zao)盆,上(shang)方陡壁(bi)上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)形(xing)似太師椅(yi)的(de)(de)河(he)潭(tan),是(shi)(shi)龍(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)納涼的(de)(de)寶座(zuo),故名(ming)“龍(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)”。龍(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)左(zuo)(zuo)上(shang)方橫排有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)學堂(tang)基(ji),占地一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)畝左(zuo)(zuo)右,是(shi)(shi)古代村(cun)中(zhong)文人(ren)(ren)讀(du)書的(de)(de)地方,學堂(tang)不(bu)(bu)知毀于(yu)何時。二(er)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)不(bu)(bu)規則池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)潭(tan),靠山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)峭壁(bi)長出(chu)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)圓(yuan)柱型伸到潭(tan)底,宛如(ru)老(lao)龍(long)(long)汲水(shui)(shui),惟妙(miao)惟肖。池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)(shui)較深,黑(hei)不(bu)(bu)見底。往前數十步,左(zuo)(zuo)側(ce)有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)拱背屈腿,活像一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)蛤蟆,這就(jiu)是(shi)(shi)蛤蟆石(shi)。二(er)龍(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)附(fu)近還有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)處有(you)(you)(you)(you)趣(qu)的(de)(de)奇景(jing),一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)突兀的(de)(de)崖(ya)(ya)石(shi)聳立,正面看上(shang)去酷似中(zhong)國(guo)的(de)(de)版圖,得(de)名(ming)“中(zhong)華(hua)石(shi)”。
三(san)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)和(he)四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)分別是(shi)(shi)群(qun)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)戲(xi)水(shui)和(he)休息的(de)(de)(de)地(di)方。四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)到九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)相距不遠,為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)高崖(ya)上連續(xu)跌宕的(de)(de)(de)幾(ji)個(ge)(ge)深潭,上下(xia)均(jun)有(you)(you)瀑布,高度約為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)數(shu)十米,層層疊疊,遇(yu)到雨季,玉珠飛濺,水(shui)聲淙(cong)淙(cong),景(jing)色(se)甚(shen)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)壯觀(guan)。五(wu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)相傳是(shi)(shi)最具有(you)(you)靈(ling)氣的(de)(de)(de),能讓(rang)祈雨者(zhe)滿意而歸,因傳有(you)(you)老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)常臥(wo)其中(zhong),故(gu)稱“臥(wo)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)”。六龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)背(bei)后有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)凹進去的(de)(de)(de)陰影,遠遠看去像(xiang)一(yi)(yi)幅觀(guan)音像(xiang),面(mian)目慈祥,形狀象(xiang)一(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)寶葫蘆,咕嘟(du)(du)咕嘟(du)(du)往(wang)下(xia)倒水(shui),村(cun)人(ren)說(shuo)那是(shi)(shi)濟公和(he)尚醉后的(de)(de)(de)酒(jiu)葫蘆,這酒(jiu)一(yi)(yi)泄(xie)下(xia),造就了山里人(ren)好酒(jiu)豪(hao)爽的(de)(de)(de)性格。八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)又叫龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)門關(guan),兩石(shi)相對而立(li),挾八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)而為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)門,據說(shuo)有(you)(you)人(ren)曾用8兩麻搓線捆上石(shi)頭投下(xia)去還沒有(you)(you)到底(di)。九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)離八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)40余米,一(yi)(yi)石(shi)崖(ya)伸到中(zhong)央,水(shui)下(xia)有(you)(you)孔(kong)相通,像(xiang)牛鼻子(zi)可(ke)以穿繩,又叫牛鼻串。由于(yu)植被(bei)茂密,這九(jiu)個(ge)(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)始(shi)終滿貯清(qing)泉,不涸不竭,潭水(shui)飛瀑如串珠般相連,有(you)(you)分有(you)(you)合,千姿百態(tai),有(you)(you)時迅猛奔騰,勢(shi)如驚(jing)(jing)雷;有(you)(you)時蜿蜒(yan)曲折,舒緩纏(chan)綿。 再往(wang)上行(xing)至山頂,豁然開朗,兩山之間(jian)砌著一(yi)(yi)道長石(shi)壩,攔住清(qing)泉,形成一(yi)(yi)灣水(shui)庫,高山出平湖(hu),湖(hu)水(shui)清(qing)澈(che)碧綠,似一(yi)(yi)塊巨大的(de)(de)(de)翡翠,山風陣陣,波光粼粼,疑為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)瑤琳仙境。四面(mian)群(qun)山如聚,樹木蔥蘢,青松古柏,生意盎然,無論從那個(ge)(ge)方向看過(guo)去,均(jun)如巨幅山水(shui)畫卷,景(jing)色(se)秀美(mei)絕倫。九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)所處(chu)(chu)的(de)(de)(de)峽(xia)谷,怪石(shi)崢嶸,峭(qiao)壁看似驚(jing)(jing)險,卻(que)有(you)(you)路可(ke)攀,密林中(zhong)蘭草(cao)叢生,苔蘚鋪地(di),瓊花玉葉隨處(chu)(chu)可(ke)見,實(shi)為(wei)(wei)(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)觀(guan)景(jing)探險、健身休閑(xian)的(de)(de)(de)好去處(chu)(chu)。