騰(teng)龍洞(dong)(dong)風景名勝區,是國家地質公園(yuan),距湖北利川市城區6公里(li)。景區總面積69平方公里(li),集山、水(shui)、洞(dong)(dong)、林于(yu)一體,以雄、險、奇、幽、秀(xiu)而馳名中外。
1988年,經25名(ming)(ming)中(zhong)外洞(dong)(dong)穴專家歷時(shi)32天實地考察論證:騰龍洞(dong)(dong)屬中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)目前最大的溶洞(dong)(dong),世界(jie)特級洞(dong)(dong)穴之一。1989年,湖(hu)北省人民政(zheng)府審定為省級風(feng)景名(ming)(ming)勝區,1999年被命名(ming)(ming)為全省愛國(guo)(guo)(guo)主義教育基地,2005年被國(guo)(guo)(guo)家級權威刊物《中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)國(guo)(guo)(guo)家地理》評為"中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)最美的地方"、"中(zhong)國(guo)(guo)(guo)最美六大旅游(you)洞(dong)(dong)穴——震撼騰龍洞(dong)(dong)"。
騰龍洞(dong)(dong)整個(ge)洞(dong)(dong)穴群共有(you)上下(xia)五層,其中(zhong)(zhong)大小支洞(dong)(dong)300余(yu)個(ge),洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)山,山中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)洞(dong)(dong),無(wu)山不洞(dong)(dong),無(wu)洞(dong)(dong)不奇,洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)水,水洞(dong)(dong)相連,構(gou)成了一(yi)個(ge)龐大而雄奇的(de)洞(dong)(dong)穴景觀。
騰龍(long)洞(dong)景區由水(shui)洞(dong)、旱洞(dong)、鯉魚洞(dong)、涼風洞(dong)、獨家寨(zhai)及三個龍(long)門、化仙(xian)坑等(deng)景區組成,整個洞(dong)穴(xue)系統十分龐(pang)大復(fu)雜,容積總量居世(shi)界第一,是(shi)中(zhong)國(guo)旅游(you)洞(dong)穴(xue)的極品。洞(dong)外風光山清水(shui)秀,水(shui)洞(dong)口(kou)的臥龍(long)吞(tun)江(jiang)瀑布落差(cha)20余米,吼聲如雷,氣勢磅礴。
洞(dong)(dong)口高(gao)72m,寬64m,洞(dong)(dong)內最(zui)高(gao)處(chu)235m,已(yi)經(jing)探明的洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)長度為(wei)(wei)52.8公(gong)(gong)里(li),洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)面積(ji)200多(duo)萬平方米(mi)(mi)(mi),洞(dong)(dong)內高(gao)山高(gao)達125米(mi)(mi)(mi),洞(dong)(dong)穴(xue)最(zui)高(gao)處(chu)237米(mi)(mi)(mi),最(zui)寬處(chu)174米(mi)(mi)(mi)。旱洞(dong)(dong)全長59.8公(gong)(gong)里(li),洞(dong)(dong)口高(gao)74米(mi)(mi)(mi),寬64米(mi)(mi)(mi),為(wei)(wei)亞洲第一大旱洞(dong)(dong)。