牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)位(wei)(wei)于(yu)牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降東側(ce),牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)在赤嶺(ling)鄉倪村南邊的(de)一(yi)(yi)個大(da)山(shan)(shan)谷(gu)中。牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)這里山(shan)(shan)谷(gu)幽靜,叢林(lin)豐茂,九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)池溪(xi)水碧綠澄澈,如(ru)大(da)小不(bu)一(yi)(yi)的(de)珍珠翡翠(cui)散(san)落其(qi)間。牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)景(jing)區位(wei)(wei)于(yu)唐代(dai)大(da)詩人李白、杜荀鶴多次詠誦的(de)秋浦(pu)河之(zhi)源(yuan)頭(tou)。山(shan)(shan)岳風光秀美(mei)綺(qi)麗。最高峰(feng)“牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)大(da)崗”海拔(ba)1727.6米(mi),似牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)頂天(tian)而立。 牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)景(jing)區內(nei)自 然生態(tai)(tai)原(yuan)始(shi),恬靜、幽深,古(gu)木(mu)參天(tian),奇樹(shu)非凡,牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)被(bei)游人譽為“森林(lin)浴場”。春來鳥(niao)語花香,山(shan)(shan)花爛漫;夏坐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)椅沖涼,消暑養身(shen);秋賞龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池山(shan)(shan)江葉,層林(lin)盡染;冬至玉樹(shu)冰花,琉璃(li)仙境(jing)。欲(yu)仙欲(yu)幻(huan),一(yi)(yi)派桃(tao)源(yuan)景(jing)象。現已(yi)開發的(de)主(zhu)要景(jing)點有(you)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個形態(tai)(tai)各(ge)異的(de)池潭(tan),是(shi)整體(ti)巖(yan)體(ti)形成,形似人工雕琢,罕(han)見的(de)自然地質(zhi)奇觀;三百(bai)多年的(de)參天(tian)古(gu)樹(shu);龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)鳳呈祥(松(song)樹(shu)和櫧樹(shu))同根生,世上(shang)罕(han)見;九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)湖(hu)屬高山(shan)(shan)平湖(hu),泛舟湖(hu)面可(ke)與張家界(jie)寶豐湖(hu)相媲(pi)美(mei),湖(hu)面四(si)周(zhou),皆系(xi)原(yuan)始(shi)森林(lin)。空氣(qi)清新,牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)(niu)降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)是(shi)人們所(suo)向往丘然氧吧。
相(xiang)傳,牯牛降(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)山(shan)上(shang)(shang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)座寺廟(miao),僧(seng)侶眾多,香客不(bu)(bu)絕。有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)年大旱,無數災民成群結隊來到(dao)九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)山(shan)寺廟(miao),祈(qi)求大佛降(jiang)(jiang)甘霖以(yi)救(jiu)民苦。有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)小僧(seng)乃真龍(long)(long)(long)化身(shen)(shen),有(you)(you)(you)(you)呼風喚(huan)雨的(de)本事,生了(le)悲憫之心。他騰身(shen)(shen)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)躍(yue),倒(dao)翻九(jiu)個(ge)筋(jin)斗,著地(di)(di)處即(ji)成了(le)九(jiu)個(ge)洞池(chi)(chi)(chi),到(dao)了(le)廟(miao)前(qian)(qian),又(you)隨(sui)手一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)劃(hua),一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股(gu)(gu)清(qing)(qing)泉順(shun)流(liu)而下(xia),如一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)條白練,連接著九(jiu)個(ge)洞池(chi)(chi)(chi),即(ji)形(xing)成了(le)如今的(de)九(jiu)個(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)。村(cun)人(ren)說(shuo)九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)水(shui)龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)很靈(ling),以(yi)前(qian)(qian)山(shan)腳(jiao)有(you)(you)(you)(you)座祈(qi)雨臺,石(shi)(shi)(shi)臺、東至、青(qing)陽和祁(qi)門4縣遇(yu)有(you)(you)(you)(you)大旱,便(bian)有(you)(you)(you)(you)人(ren)來此祈(qi)雨。祈(qi)雨須由青(qing)壯男子焚香沐浴后,身(shen)(shen)帶竹筒(tong),來到(dao)祈(qi)雨臺,虔(qian)誠禱(dao)告,然(ran)(ran)后取第五龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)神水(shui)晝夜不(bu)(bu)停趕(gan)回(hui)家鄉,即(ji)會(hui)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)路烏云,電閃雷鳴,雨隨(sui)人(ren)至。傳說(shuo)令人(ren)神往,其實九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)就(jiu)是(shi)山(shan)頂一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股(gu)(gu)清(qing)(qing)泉,順(shun)勢(shi)流(liu)下(xia)時(shi)在山(shan)澗里形(xing)成的(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)個(ge)小水(shui)潭(tan)。然(ran)(ran)而,由于水(shui)至清(qing)(qing)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)至奇(qi)(qi),水(shui)因石(shi)(shi)(shi)而增色(se),石(shi)(shi)(shi)得水(shui)而鮮活,水(shui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)相(xiang)映,變(bian)幻(huan)莫(mo)測,形(xing)成一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)奇(qi)(qi)景(jing)(jing),曾有(you)(you)(you)(you)人(ren)盛譽為“黃(huang)山(shan)第一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)景(jing)(jing)”,足見其景(jing)(jing)色(se)之美(mei)。 從山(shan)腳(jiao)順(shun)溪(xi)而上(shang)(shang),溪(xi)中(zhong)(zhong)石(shi)(shi)(shi)塊(kuai)如壇(tan),圓溜規整,兩岸(an)山(shan)花(hua)異草,引人(ren)入勝。始進(jin)山(shan),即(ji)有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)崖,溪(xi)水(shui)溢崖而下(xia),落地(di)(di)成池(chi)(chi)(chi),為一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi),丈(zhang)余,池(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)淺處黃(huang)綠(lv),深處墨(mo)綠(lv)。據說(shuo)是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)洗澡的(de)地(di)(di)方(fang),村(cun)人(ren)又(you)叫龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)澡盆,上(shang)(shang)方(fang)陡壁上(shang)(shang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)形(xing)似太師椅(yi)的(de)河潭(tan),是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)納涼(liang)的(de)寶座,故名“龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)椅(yi)”。龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)椅(yi)左上(shang)(shang)方(fang)橫排有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)學(xue)堂基,占地(di)(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)畝左右,是(shi)古代村(cun)中(zhong)(zhong)文人(ren)讀書的(de)地(di)(di)方(fang),學(xue)堂不(bu)(bu)知毀于何時(shi)。二龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)不(bu)(bu)規則池(chi)(chi)(chi)潭(tan),靠山(shan)的(de)峭壁長出一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)圓柱型伸到(dao)潭(tan)底(di),宛如老龍(long)(long)(long)汲水(shui),惟(wei)妙惟(wei)肖。池(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)較深,黑(hei)不(bu)(bu)見底(di)。往前(qian)(qian)數十步,左側有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)拱背屈腿,活像一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)蛤蟆,這就(jiu)是(shi)蛤蟆石(shi)(shi)(shi)。二龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)附近還有(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)處有(you)(you)(you)(you)趣的(de)奇(qi)(qi)景(jing)(jing),一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)突兀的(de)崖石(shi)(shi)(shi)聳立,正面看上(shang)(shang)去酷似中(zhong)(zhong)國的(de)版(ban)圖,得名“中(zhong)(zhong)華石(shi)(shi)(shi)”。
三龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)和(he)四(si)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)分別是(shi)群(qun)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)戲水(shui)和(he)休息的(de)(de)(de)地方。四(si)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)到九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)距不(bu)遠,為(wei)一(yi)(yi)高崖上(shang)(shang)連續跌(die)宕的(de)(de)(de)幾個深潭,上(shang)(shang)下(xia)(xia)(xia)均有(you)(you)(you)(you)瀑布(bu),高度約為(wei)數十米(mi),層(ceng)層(ceng)疊(die)(die)疊(die)(die),遇到雨季,玉(yu)珠(zhu)飛濺,水(shui)聲(sheng)淙淙,景(jing)色甚為(wei)壯觀(guan)。五(wu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)傳是(shi)最具有(you)(you)(you)(you)靈氣的(de)(de)(de),能讓(rang)祈雨者滿意而歸,因(yin)傳有(you)(you)(you)(you)老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)常臥(wo)其中(zhong),故稱“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)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)凹(ao)進去(qu)(qu)(qu)的(de)(de)(de)陰影,遠遠看去(qu)(qu)(qu)像一(yi)(yi)幅觀(guan)音像,面(mian)目慈祥(xiang),形狀象(xiang)一(yi)(yi)個寶葫(hu)蘆,咕嘟咕嘟往下(xia)(xia)(xia)倒水(shui),村人(ren)說那是(shi)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)(xia)(xia),造就了山(shan)里人(ren)好(hao)酒(jiu)豪爽的(de)(de)(de)性格(ge)。八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)又叫(jiao)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)門關,兩石(shi)相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)對而立,挾八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)而為(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)門,據說有(you)(you)(you)(you)人(ren)曾用8兩麻搓(cuo)線(xian)捆上(shang)(shang)石(shi)頭投下(xia)(xia)(xia)去(qu)(qu)(qu)還沒有(you)(you)(you)(you)到底(di)。九龍(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(mi),一(yi)(yi)石(shi)崖伸到中(zhong)央(yang),水(shui)下(xia)(xia)(xia)有(you)(you)(you)(you)孔相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)通,像牛鼻子(zi)可(ke)(ke)以穿繩,又叫(jiao)牛鼻串。由于(yu)植被茂密,這九個龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)始終滿貯清(qing)(qing)泉,不(bu)涸不(bu)竭,潭水(shui)飛瀑如串珠(zhu)般相(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)連,有(you)(you)(you)(you)分有(you)(you)(you)(you)合,千姿百(bai)態,有(you)(you)(you)(you)時迅猛奔騰,勢如驚雷(lei);有(you)(you)(you)(you)時蜿蜒(yan)曲折,舒緩(huan)纏(chan)綿。 再(zai)往上(shang)(shang)行(xing)至山(shan)頂(ding),豁然開朗,兩山(shan)之(zhi)間砌著一(yi)(yi)道長(chang)石(shi)壩,攔(lan)住清(qing)(qing)泉,形成(cheng)一(yi)(yi)灣(wan)水(shui)庫,高山(shan)出平湖,湖水(shui)清(qing)(qing)澈碧綠,似一(yi)(yi)塊巨(ju)大的(de)(de)(de)翡翠(cui),山(shan)風陣陣,波光粼粼,疑為(wei)瑤(yao)琳仙境。四(si)面(mian)群(qun)山(shan)如聚,樹(shu)木(mu)蔥蘢,青松(song)古柏,生意盎然,無論從那個方向看過去(qu)(qu)(qu),均如巨(ju)幅山(shan)水(shui)畫卷,景(jing)色秀美絕(jue)倫。九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)所(suo)處的(de)(de)(de)峽谷,怪石(shi)崢嶸,峭壁看似驚險,卻有(you)(you)(you)(you)路(lu)可(ke)(ke)攀,密林中(zhong)蘭草叢(cong)生,苔蘚鋪地,瓊花玉(yu)葉隨處可(ke)(ke)見(jian),實為(wei)一(yi)(yi)個觀(guan)景(jing)探險、健身休閑的(de)(de)(de)好(hao)去(qu)(qu)(qu)處。