騰龍洞風景名(ming)勝區(qu),是(shi)國家地質(zhi)公園(yuan),距(ju)湖(hu)北利川市城區(qu)6公里。景區(qu)總面積69平方公里,集山、水、洞、林(lin)于一體,以(yi)雄(xiong)、險、奇、幽、秀(xiu)而馳名(ming)中外。
1988年(nian),經25名(ming)中(zhong)外洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴專家歷時32天實地(di)(di)考(kao)察論(lun)證:騰龍洞(dong)(dong)(dong)屬中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)目前最(zui)大的溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong),世(shi)界特(te)級洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴之一。1989年(nian),湖北省(sheng)人民政府審(shen)定為省(sheng)級風景名(ming)勝區,1999年(nian)被命名(ming)為全省(sheng)愛國(guo)(guo)(guo)主義教育基(ji)地(di)(di),2005年(nian)被國(guo)(guo)(guo)家級權威刊物《中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)家地(di)(di)理》評為"中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)最(zui)美(mei)的地(di)(di)方"、"中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)最(zui)美(mei)六(liu)大旅游洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴——震撼騰龍洞(dong)(dong)(dong)"。
騰龍洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)整個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴群共有(you)上下(xia)五(wu)層,其中(zhong)大小支洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)300余個,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有(you)山(shan),山(shan)中(zhong)有(you)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),無(wu)山(shan)不洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),無(wu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)不奇,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有(you)水,水洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)相連,構成了一個龐(pang)大而(er)雄奇的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴景觀。
騰龍洞(dong)景(jing)區由(you)水洞(dong)、旱洞(dong)、鯉魚洞(dong)、涼風洞(dong)、獨家(jia)寨及三個(ge)(ge)龍門、化仙坑等(deng)景(jing)區組成,整個(ge)(ge)洞(dong)穴系統十分(fen)龐大復雜,容積總量居世界第(di)一,是中國(guo)旅(lv)游(you)洞(dong)穴的極品。洞(dong)外(wai)風光(guang)山(shan)清水秀,水洞(dong)口的臥龍吞江瀑(pu)布落(luo)差(cha)20余米,吼聲如雷,氣勢(shi)磅礴。
洞(dong)(dong)口高72m,寬64m,洞(dong)(dong)內(nei)最(zui)高處235m,已(yi)經探明的洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)長度為52.8公(gong)里,洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)面積200多萬平方米(mi),洞(dong)(dong)內(nei)高山高達125米(mi),洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)最(zui)高處237米(mi),最(zui)寬處174米(mi)。旱(han)洞(dong)(dong)全長59.8公(gong)里,洞(dong)(dong)口高74米(mi),寬64米(mi),為亞(ya)洲第一大旱(han)洞(dong)(dong)。