騰(teng)龍洞(dong)風景(jing)名勝區,是國家地質公(gong)園(yuan),距湖北利川市(shi)城區6公(gong)里(li)。景(jing)區總(zong)面積(ji)69平方公(gong)里(li),集山、水、洞(dong)、林于(yu)一體,以(yi)雄、險、奇、幽、秀而(er)馳名中(zhong)外。
1988年,經25名中(zhong)外洞(dong)穴(xue)專家歷時(shi)32天實地(di)考察論(lun)證(zheng):騰龍洞(dong)屬中(zhong)國(guo)目前最(zui)大的溶洞(dong),世界(jie)特級洞(dong)穴(xue)之(zhi)一。1989年,湖(hu)北省(sheng)人民政府審定為(wei)省(sheng)級風景名勝區,1999年被命名為(wei)全省(sheng)愛(ai)國(guo)主義教(jiao)育基地(di),2005年被國(guo)家級權威(wei)刊物《中(zhong)國(guo)國(guo)家地(di)理(li)》評為(wei)"中(zhong)國(guo)最(zui)美(mei)的地(di)方"、"中(zhong)國(guo)最(zui)美(mei)六大旅游洞(dong)穴(xue)——震撼(han)騰龍洞(dong)"。
騰龍洞(dong)(dong)(dong)整個(ge)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴群共(gong)有(you)上下五層,其中(zhong)(zhong)大小支洞(dong)(dong)(dong)300余(yu)個(ge),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)山(shan)(shan),山(shan)(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)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(zhong)(zhong)有(you)水(shui),水(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連(lian),構成了(le)一個(ge)龐大而(er)雄奇(qi)的(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴景觀(guan)。
騰(teng)龍洞(dong)(dong)景區(qu)由水洞(dong)(dong)、旱洞(dong)(dong)、鯉(li)魚洞(dong)(dong)、涼風洞(dong)(dong)、獨家(jia)寨及(ji)三個(ge)龍門(men)、化仙坑等景區(qu)組成,整個(ge)洞(dong)(dong)穴系統十分龐大(da)復雜,容(rong)積總量居世界(jie)第一,是中國旅游洞(dong)(dong)穴的(de)(de)極品。洞(dong)(dong)外風光山清水秀(xiu),水洞(dong)(dong)口的(de)(de)臥龍吞江瀑布(bu)落差(cha)20余米,吼聲如(ru)雷,氣勢磅(bang)礴(bo)。
洞(dong)口高72m,寬(kuan)64m,洞(dong)內(nei)最(zui)高處(chu)235m,已經(jing)探明的洞(dong)穴(xue)長(chang)度為(wei)52.8公里(li),洞(dong)穴(xue)面(mian)積200多萬平方米(mi),洞(dong)內(nei)高山高達125米(mi),洞(dong)穴(xue)最(zui)高處(chu)237米(mi),最(zui)寬(kuan)處(chu)174米(mi)。旱(han)洞(dong)全長(chang)59.8公里(li),洞(dong)口高74米(mi),寬(kuan)64米(mi),為(wei)亞洲第一大旱(han)洞(dong)。