水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)坐落于廣西玉林(lin)市(shi)東(dong)南部。在(zai)玉林(lin)與(yu)北流(liu)、陸川(chuan)縣交界處,距玉林(lin)市(shi)區(qu)約(yue)11公里。水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)整個巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)區(qu),東(dong)北起自紅日巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),西南止于龍珠湖。呈橢(tuo)圓(yuan)形(xing),長5公里。寬1公里多,面積7平(ping)(ping)方(fang)公里,加上(shang)周圍的保(bao)護地(di)(di)帶(dai),總(zong)面積約(yue)15平(ping)(ping)方(fang)公里,屬石(shi)(shi)灰巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)溶地(di)(di)貌。峰(feng)林(lin)挺拔,風景優(you)美。明(ming)天啟二年(nian)(nian)(1622年(nian)(nian))曹學全《廣西名(ming)勝志》載:“水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)在(zai)州南二十公里,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)(zhong)虛(xu)明(ming),石(shi)(shi)乳凝結(jie)瑯(lang)干倒垂,澗水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)從巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中(zhong)(zhong)流(liu),蕩(dang)漾(yang)擊(ji)石(shi)(shi),遵澗行(xing)為(wei)(wei)陰洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),游必列炬(ju),跨(kua)木渡澗。數十步,水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)益奇,削為(wei)(wei)芙蓉(rong),伸為(wei)(wei)神掌,渦(wo)盤柱立(li),翔飛(fei)疾馳,無所不有(you)”。崇禎十年(nian)(nian)(1637年(nian)(nian))7月(yue)(yue)27日徐霞客游水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),在(zai)《徐霞客游記》中(zhong)(zhong)稱水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)有(you):“兩洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”“四(si)勝”“雙(shuang)(shuang)流(liu)”“三竇(dou)”。“兩洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”既明(ming)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)和陰洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong);“四(si)勝”是水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)旁蹲(dun)石(shi)(shi)夾流(liu)、兀突作獅象(xiang)形(xing)、洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)頂(ding)垂石(shi)(shi)天橋、交龍舞螭;“雙(shuang)(shuang)流(liu)”指同江和華塘水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)在(zai)壟中(zhong)(zhong)匯(hui)合(he);“三竇(dou)”指巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)三支洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)壁上(shang)摩巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)刻詩很多,其中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)“洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)門遙(yao)與(yu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)門映,半月(yue)(yue)還成(cheng)滿月(yue)(yue)浮(fu)”,形(xing)象(xiang)地(di)(di)描繪水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)及其景色。
水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)中有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)暗洞,名叫“藏(zang)過(guo)朝”。據(ju)當地群(qun)眾說,明(ming)惠帝(明(ming)太祖朱元璋太孫朱允文(wen))曾避難在這里(li),躲過(guo)了幾朝皇(huang)帝,到(dao)了明(ming)英宗正(zheng)統五年(nian)(1440年(nian)),他(ta)率尚存的(de)十(shi)二名隨從,離(li)開水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan),到(dao)思恩府境(府治在武鳴),自(zi)動(dong)公開身份說:“我是建文(wen)皇(huang)帝”。巡方(fang)御使飛章奏間,有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)旨送歸燕京,時建文(wen)帝已六十(shi)四歲,后來當地群(qun)眾就把此(ci)洞稱為“藏(zang)過(guo)朝”。洞中鐘乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)千(qian)姿百態,洞道呈“上(shang)”字(zi)形,洞長1公里(li),分明(ming)洞與暗洞兩(liang)段(duan),洞口石(shi)(shi)(shi)壁上(shang)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)明(ming)代石(shi)(shi)(shi)刻“水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)”3字(zi)。路洞江水(shui)自(zi)南(nan)至(zhi)東北(bei)角流過(guo)明(ming)洞,水(shui)面寬達(da)十(shi)多(duo)米,山頂有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)通漏的(de)小洞,日光透射著加(jia)回旋的(de)清波,如溶溶月(yue)(yue)色,雅潔嘗心。洞景寬曠瑰麗(li),可(ke)容(rong)千(qian)人,在洞里(li)逞目抒懷(huai),頓覺月(yue)(yue)夜之銀(yin)河星際,真是海闊天空,故有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)“水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)虛射斗牛”稱頌。還有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)40平方(fang)米寬的(de)天然舞臺,鐘乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)筍作帳幕,妙然天成,別(bie)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)奇趣。
從玉(yu)林市區(qu)打(da)摩(mo)托(tuo)車(che)可以直達,也就是(shi)十(shi)多分鐘到半個(ge)小時之(zhi)間的(de)車(che)程;大(da)概要三到五元(yuan)錢(qian)。也可以打(da)的(de),起步四元(yuan)。