騰龍洞風景(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu),是(shi)國家地(di)質(zhi)公(gong)園,距(ju)湖北利(li)川市城區(qu)6公(gong)里。景(jing)(jing)區(qu)總面積69平(ping)方公(gong)里,集山、水、洞、林于(yu)一(yi)體,以雄、險、奇、幽(you)、秀而馳名(ming)中(zhong)外(wai)。
1988年(nian),經25名中外(wai)洞(dong)(dong)穴專(zhuan)家歷時32天實(shi)地考察(cha)論證:騰龍洞(dong)(dong)屬中國(guo)(guo)目前最大(da)的(de)溶洞(dong)(dong),世界特級(ji)洞(dong)(dong)穴之一。1989年(nian),湖(hu)北省人民政府審定為省級(ji)風景名勝區,1999年(nian)被命名為全省愛(ai)國(guo)(guo)主義教育基地,2005年(nian)被國(guo)(guo)家級(ji)權威刊物《中國(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)家地理》評(ping)為"中國(guo)(guo)最美(mei)的(de)地方"、"中國(guo)(guo)最美(mei)六大(da)旅游洞(dong)(dong)穴——震撼(han)騰龍洞(dong)(dong)"。
騰龍洞整個洞穴群共有(you)上(shang)下五層,其(qi)中大小支(zhi)洞300余個,洞中有(you)山(shan),山(shan)中有(you)洞,無山(shan)不洞,無洞不奇,洞中有(you)水(shui),水(shui)洞相(xiang)連,構成(cheng)了(le)一個龐大而雄奇的洞穴景觀。
騰(teng)龍(long)(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景區由(you)水(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、旱洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、鯉魚洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、涼風(feng)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)、獨家寨及三個龍(long)(long)門、化(hua)仙(xian)坑等景區組成,整個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴系統十分龐大(da)復雜(za),容積總量(liang)居世界第一,是中(zhong)國旅游洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴的(de)極(ji)品(pin)。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)外(wai)風(feng)光(guang)山清水(shui)秀,水(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口的(de)臥龍(long)(long)吞江瀑布落差20余(yu)米(mi),吼聲如雷,氣勢(shi)磅礴。
洞(dong)口高72m,寬(kuan)64m,洞(dong)內(nei)最高處(chu)235m,已經探(tan)明的洞(dong)穴(xue)長度為52.8公(gong)里,洞(dong)穴(xue)面積200多萬平方米(mi)(mi),洞(dong)內(nei)高山(shan)高達125米(mi)(mi),洞(dong)穴(xue)最高處(chu)237米(mi)(mi),最寬(kuan)處(chu)174米(mi)(mi)。旱洞(dong)全長59.8公(gong)里,洞(dong)口高74米(mi)(mi),寬(kuan)64米(mi)(mi),為亞洲第一(yi)大旱洞(dong)。