騰龍(long)洞風景名(ming)勝區(qu),是國(guo)家地質公(gong)園(yuan),距湖北利川市城區(qu)6公(gong)里(li)。景區(qu)總面積69平(ping)方(fang)公(gong)里(li),集山、水、洞、林于(yu)一體,以(yi)雄、險、奇、幽、秀(xiu)而馳名(ming)中外。
1988年(nian)(nian),經25名中(zhong)外洞穴專家歷時32天(tian)實地(di)(di)考察(cha)論證(zheng):騰(teng)龍(long)洞屬中(zhong)國(guo)目(mu)前最大(da)的溶洞,世界(jie)特(te)級洞穴之(zhi)一(yi)。1989年(nian)(nian),湖北省人(ren)民政(zheng)府審定(ding)為(wei)省級風景名勝區,1999年(nian)(nian)被命(ming)名為(wei)全省愛國(guo)主義教育基地(di)(di),2005年(nian)(nian)被國(guo)家級權(quan)威刊物《中(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)家地(di)(di)理》評為(wei)"中(zhong)國(guo)最美的地(di)(di)方"、"中(zhong)國(guo)最美六大(da)旅游洞穴——震撼騰(teng)龍(long)洞"。
騰龍洞(dong)(dong)(dong)整個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴群共有上下五層,其中大(da)(da)小支(zhi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)300余個,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中有山(shan)(shan),山(shan)(shan)中有洞(dong)(dong)(dong),無(wu)山(shan)(shan)不洞(dong)(dong)(dong),無(wu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)不奇(qi),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中有水,水洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連(lian),構成了一個龐大(da)(da)而雄奇(qi)的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴景觀。
騰(teng)龍洞(dong)(dong)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)由(you)水洞(dong)(dong)、旱(han)洞(dong)(dong)、鯉魚洞(dong)(dong)、涼風(feng)洞(dong)(dong)、獨家寨及三個(ge)龍門、化仙坑等景(jing)區(qu)(qu)組成,整個(ge)洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)系(xi)統十分(fen)龐大(da)復(fu)雜(za),容積總量(liang)居世界第一,是中國(guo)旅(lv)游洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)的(de)極(ji)品。洞(dong)(dong)外風(feng)光山清水秀,水洞(dong)(dong)口的(de)臥(wo)龍吞江瀑布落差20余米,吼聲如雷,氣勢(shi)磅礴(bo)。
洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口高(gao)72m,寬64m,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內最(zui)高(gao)處235m,已經探明的洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴長度為52.8公里,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴面積200多萬平方米(mi),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內高(gao)山高(gao)達(da)125米(mi),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴最(zui)高(gao)處237米(mi),最(zui)寬處174米(mi)。旱洞(dong)(dong)(dong)全長59.8公里,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口高(gao)74米(mi),寬64米(mi),為亞洲第一大(da)旱洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。