牯(gu)(gu)牛降九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)位于牯(gu)(gu)牛降東側,牯(gu)(gu)牛降九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)在赤嶺鄉倪村南邊的一(yi)個大山(shan)谷(gu)中。牯(gu)(gu)牛降九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)這里山(shan)谷(gu)幽靜,叢(cong)林(lin)豐(feng)茂,九(jiu)池(chi)溪水碧(bi)綠澄澈,如大小不一(yi)的珍珠翡翠散(san)落其間。牯(gu)(gu)牛降九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)景(jing)區(qu)位于唐代(dai)大詩(shi)人(ren)李白(bai)、杜荀鶴多次詠誦(song)的秋浦河之(zhi)源頭(tou)。山(shan)岳風(feng)光秀美綺(qi)麗。最高峰“牯(gu)(gu)牛大崗(gang)”海拔1727.6米,似牯(gu)(gu)牛頂天(tian)而立(li)。 牯(gu)(gu)牛降九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)景(jing)區(qu)內自(zi) 然(ran)生態原(yuan)始,恬靜、幽深,古木(mu)參(can)天(tian),奇樹(shu)非凡,牯(gu)(gu)牛降九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)被游人(ren)譽為“森(sen)林(lin)浴場(chang)”。春來(lai)鳥語花香,山(shan)花爛漫;夏坐龍(long)(long)(long)椅沖涼,消暑養身;秋賞龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)山(shan)江葉,層林(lin)盡染;冬至(zhi)玉樹(shu)冰(bing)花,琉璃仙(xian)(xian)境。欲仙(xian)(xian)欲幻,一(yi)派桃源景(jing)象(xiang)。現已(yi)開發的主(zhu)要景(jing)點(dian)有(you)九(jiu)個形態各異的池(chi)潭,是(shi)整(zheng)體(ti)巖體(ti)形成,形似人(ren)工雕(diao)琢,罕(han)見的自(zi)然(ran)地質(zhi)奇觀;三百多年(nian)的參(can)天(tian)古樹(shu);龍(long)(long)(long)鳳呈祥(松(song)樹(shu)和櫧樹(shu))同根生,世(shi)上罕(han)見;九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)湖(hu)屬高山(shan)平湖(hu),泛(fan)舟湖(hu)面可與張(zhang)家界寶豐(feng)湖(hu)相媲美,湖(hu)面四周,皆系(xi)原(yuan)始森(sen)林(lin)。空氣清新(xin),牯(gu)(gu)牛降九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)是(shi)人(ren)們所向往丘然(ran)氧吧(ba)。
相(xiang)傳(chuan),牯牛降九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)上(shang)有(you)座(zuo)寺(si)廟(miao),僧侶眾(zhong)多,香客不(bu)絕。有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)年大旱,無數災民成(cheng)群(qun)結隊(dui)來(lai)到(dao)九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)山(shan)(shan)寺(si)廟(miao),祈(qi)(qi)求大佛降甘(gan)霖(lin)以救民苦。有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)小僧乃真龍(long)(long)(long)(long)化身(shen)(shen),有(you)呼風喚雨的(de)(de)(de)本事(shi),生(sheng)了(le)悲(bei)憫之(zhi)心。他騰身(shen)(shen)一(yi)(yi)(yi)躍,倒翻九個筋(jin)斗,著(zhu)地(di)處即(ji)成(cheng)了(le)九個洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),到(dao)了(le)廟(miao)前,又隨(sui)手(shou)一(yi)(yi)(yi)劃,一(yi)(yi)(yi)股清泉順流而(er)下(xia),如一(yi)(yi)(yi)條白練,連接著(zhu)九個洞池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),即(ji)形(xing)成(cheng)了(le)如今的(de)(de)(de)九個龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)。村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)說九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)水(shui)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)很靈,以前山(shan)(shan)腳有(you)座(zuo)祈(qi)(qi)雨臺,石臺、東至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)、青陽和祁(qi)門4縣遇有(you)大旱,便有(you)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)來(lai)此祈(qi)(qi)雨。祈(qi)(qi)雨須由(you)(you)青壯男子焚香沐(mu)浴后,身(shen)(shen)帶竹筒,來(lai)到(dao)祈(qi)(qi)雨臺,虔誠禱告,然后取第(di)五(wu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)(de)(de)神水(shui)晝(zhou)夜不(bu)停(ting)趕回家鄉(xiang),即(ji)會一(yi)(yi)(yi)路烏(wu)云,電閃(shan)雷鳴,雨隨(sui)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。傳(chuan)說令人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)神往(wang),其(qi)(qi)實(shi)九龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)就是(shi)山(shan)(shan)頂一(yi)(yi)(yi)股清泉,順勢流下(xia)時在山(shan)(shan)澗里(li)形(xing)成(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個個小水(shui)潭。然而(er),由(you)(you)于(yu)水(shui)至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)清、石至(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)奇(qi)(qi),水(shui)因石而(er)增色(se),石得水(shui)而(er)鮮活,水(shui)石相(xiang)映,變(bian)幻莫測,形(xing)成(cheng)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個奇(qi)(qi)景,曾有(you)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)盛譽為(wei)“黃(huang)(huang)山(shan)(shan)第(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)景”,足(zu)見其(qi)(qi)景色(se)之(zhi)美(mei)。 從山(shan)(shan)腳順溪而(er)上(shang),溪中(zhong)石塊如壇,圓溜(liu)規整,兩岸山(shan)(shan)花異草,引人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)入勝(sheng)。始進山(shan)(shan),即(ji)有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)石崖(ya),溪水(shui)溢崖(ya)而(er)下(xia),落地(di)成(cheng)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),為(wei)一(yi)(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),丈(zhang)余,池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)淺處黃(huang)(huang)綠(lv),深處墨綠(lv)。據說是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)洗(xi)澡的(de)(de)(de)地(di)方(fang),村(cun)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)又叫(jiao)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)澡盆,上(shang)方(fang)陡壁(bi)上(shang)有(you)形(xing)似太師椅(yi)的(de)(de)(de)河潭,是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)納涼(liang)的(de)(de)(de)寶座(zuo),故名“龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)”。龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)左上(shang)方(fang)橫排(pai)有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)學(xue)堂基,占(zhan)地(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)畝左右,是(shi)古代村(cun)中(zhong)文人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)讀(du)書的(de)(de)(de)地(di)方(fang),學(xue)堂不(bu)知毀于(yu)何時。二龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)不(bu)規則池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)潭,靠山(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)(de)峭壁(bi)長出一(yi)(yi)(yi)圓柱型(xing)伸到(dao)潭底,宛如老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)汲水(shui),惟(wei)妙惟(wei)肖(xiao)。池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)較深,黑不(bu)見底。往(wang)前數十步,左側有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)石拱背屈腿,活像(xiang)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個蛤蟆(ma),這就是(shi)蛤蟆(ma)石。二龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)附近還有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)處有(you)趣(qu)的(de)(de)(de)奇(qi)(qi)景,一(yi)(yi)(yi)突兀(wu)的(de)(de)(de)崖(ya)石聳立(li),正面看(kan)上(shang)去酷似中(zhong)國的(de)(de)(de)版圖,得名“中(zhong)華(hua)石”。
三(san)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)和(he)四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)分(fen)別(bie)是群龍(long)(long)(long)(long)戲(xi)水和(he)休息的(de)(de)(de)地方。四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)到九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)距不遠,為一(yi)(yi)高崖(ya)上(shang)(shang)連(lian)續跌(die)宕的(de)(de)(de)幾個(ge)深潭(tan)(tan),上(shang)(shang)下(xia)均有(you)(you)(you)瀑布(bu),高度約為數十米,層(ceng)層(ceng)疊疊,遇(yu)到雨季,玉珠(zhu)飛濺,水聲淙淙,景色甚為壯觀。五(wu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)傳是最具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)靈(ling)氣(qi)的(de)(de)(de),能讓(rang)祈(qi)雨者滿(man)意而歸(gui),因傳有(you)(you)(you)老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)常(chang)臥其中,故稱“臥龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)”。六龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)背后有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)凹進去(qu)的(de)(de)(de)陰(yin)影,遠遠看去(qu)像(xiang)(xiang)一(yi)(yi)幅觀音像(xiang)(xiang),面目慈祥,形狀象一(yi)(yi)個(ge)寶(bao)葫(hu)蘆,咕(gu)嘟(du)咕(gu)嘟(du)往下(xia)倒(dao)水,村人(ren)說(shuo)那是濟(ji)公和(he)尚醉(zui)后的(de)(de)(de)酒葫(hu)蘆,這(zhe)酒一(yi)(yi)泄下(xia),造就了山(shan)(shan)(shan)里人(ren)好酒豪爽的(de)(de)(de)性格。八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)又(you)叫龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門關(guan),兩石相(xiang)對而立,挾八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)而為龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門,據說(shuo)有(you)(you)(you)人(ren)曾用8兩麻搓線(xian)捆上(shang)(shang)石頭投下(xia)去(qu)還沒有(you)(you)(you)到底。九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)離八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)40余(yu)米,一(yi)(yi)石崖(ya)伸到中央,水下(xia)有(you)(you)(you)孔相(xiang)通,像(xiang)(xiang)牛(niu)鼻子可以穿繩(sheng),又(you)叫牛(niu)鼻串。由于植被(bei)茂密,這(zhe)九(jiu)個(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)始終滿(man)貯清(qing)泉,不涸不竭,潭(tan)(tan)水飛瀑如(ru)串珠(zhu)般相(xiang)連(lian),有(you)(you)(you)分(fen)有(you)(you)(you)合,千(qian)姿(zi)百態(tai),有(you)(you)(you)時(shi)(shi)迅猛(meng)奔騰,勢如(ru)驚雷;有(you)(you)(you)時(shi)(shi)蜿蜒曲折(zhe),舒緩纏綿。 再往上(shang)(shang)行(xing)至(zhi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding),豁然開朗,兩山(shan)(shan)(shan)之間砌著一(yi)(yi)道長石壩,攔住(zhu)清(qing)泉,形成一(yi)(yi)灣水庫,高山(shan)(shan)(shan)出平(ping)湖,湖水清(qing)澈碧綠,似一(yi)(yi)塊巨大的(de)(de)(de)翡(fei)翠,山(shan)(shan)(shan)風(feng)陣陣,波(bo)光粼粼,疑為瑤(yao)琳(lin)仙境。四面群山(shan)(shan)(shan)如(ru)聚(ju),樹(shu)木蔥蘢(long),青(qing)松古(gu)柏(bo),生意盎然,無論從那個(ge)方向看過去(qu),均如(ru)巨幅山(shan)(shan)(shan)水畫卷,景色秀美絕倫(lun)。九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)所處的(de)(de)(de)峽谷,怪石崢嶸,峭壁(bi)看似驚險,卻有(you)(you)(you)路可攀,密林中蘭草叢(cong)生,苔蘚鋪地,瓊花玉葉(xie)隨處可見,實(shi)為一(yi)(yi)個(ge)觀景探險、健(jian)身(shen)休閑的(de)(de)(de)好去(qu)處。