“一生癡絕(jue)處,無夢到徽州,十里桃(tao)花渡(du),須從黛峰游。”桃(tao)花源長廊風(feng)景區(qu),位于安徽省黃(huang)山(shan)市世界文化遺(yi)產地—黟(yi)(yi)縣,是(shi)指(zhi)黟(yi)(yi)縣漳河流域石山(shan)至(zhi)漁亭(ting)10公里段(duan)。因東晉大(da)詩人陶淵(yuan)明在此(ci)寫(xie)下(xia)了膾炙人口的(de)《桃(tao)花源記》,描述出(chu)一個美麗而(er)寧靜(jing)的(de)世外桃(tao)源而(er)得名。
漂(piao)流(liu)起點就(jiu)設在(zai)(zai)景(jing)色(se)秀美的(de)(de)(de)石山(shan)(shan)岱(dai)峰腳下(xia)。終點設在(zai)(zai)漁(yu)亭鎮(zhen)上游的(de)(de)(de)石門鴛鴦灣(wan)。漂(piao)流(liu)全長六公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),漂(piao)完全程約1.5小時。漂(piao)流(liu)起點至西(xi)遞4公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)、宏村(cun)15公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)、 齊(qi)云山(shan)(shan)18公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)、黃山(shan)(shan)風景(jing)區42公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)、屯溪老(lao)街(黃山(shan)(shan)市)50公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)、徽(hui)州棠樾牌(pai)坊群70公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)、祁門牯牛降(jiang)96公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)。漳(zhang)河(he)為新安江最大支流(liu)自西(xi)向南流(liu)經漁(yu)亭鎮(zhen),主(zhu)流(liu)長50余公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li),其中桃花(hua)源長廊漂(piao)流(liu)段沿河(he)兩岸兩岸丹崖(ya)絕壁,秀峰巧巖(yan),千姿百態,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)似金鐘倒掛,獅象守 門,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)似生龜問天,海豚戲水無(wu)不栩(xu)栩(xu)如生;不僅有(you)(you)桃源洞、潯陽臺、石門、鐘潭、紅(hong)廟、古棧(zhan)道(dao)、岱(dai)峰等(deng)名勝,還有(you)(you)許宣平隱居處(chu)、漁(yu)郎問津、李白垂釣、師姑 帽等(deng)歷(li)史(shi)掌故,真是美不勝收,在(zai)(zai)歷(li)史(shi)上就(jiu)有(you)(you)風景(jing)長廊之美譽!桃花(hua)源長廊雖然因(yin)歷(li)史(shi)的(de)(de)(de)變遷(qian)有(you)(you)了一些變故,這(zhe)里(li)沿河(he)古道(dao)雖然因(yin)修建入(ru)(ru)黟公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)路而(er)變故了,而(er)環繞著 入(ru)(ru)黟古道(dao)的(de)(de)(de)漳(zhang)河(he)卻依然在(zai)(zai)靜靜地流(liu)淌,時而(er)低吟著古老(lao)的(de)(de)(de)歌(ge)謠(yao)。
桃源(yuan)洞由(you)漁亭沿漳(zhang)水(shui)而上,距(ju)黟縣城8公里的石墨(mo)嶺南麓,山(shan)骨突出(chu),巖石削立,古樹蔥郁(yu),桃花夾岸(an)。山(shan)腰(yao)鑿有洞,即(ji)桃源(yuan)洞。穿(chuan)沿而過,支(zhi)木以行,故又(you)稱棧 閣嶺,下(xia)臨(lin)鐘(zhong)潭,南北壁立百余(yu)米,漳(zhang)水(shui)奪澗西瀉,山(shan)形險峻,風光(guang)綺(qi)麗(li)。過洞豁然(ran)開朗,屋(wu)舍儼然(ran),的確酷似陶(tao)淵明筆下(xia)的桃花源(yuan)。
桃源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)洞是古時縣(xian)內交通的要塞,洞口鑿有(you)“桃源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)古洞”四(si)字。原建有(you)茶(cha)庵。“汲山泉以煮(zhu)茗,解行人之炎渴”。沿后嶺上(shang),明代建有(you)桃源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)書(shu)院,又名(ming)時習堂,巖(yan) 壁(bi)上(shang)還建有(you)觀(guan)(guan)音閣,供奉觀(guan)(guan)音白玉(yu)雕像。清道光二(er)十九(jiu)年(nian)(1846),易“桃源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)古沿”為“桃花(hua)(hua)源(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)”洞門額,由邑人汪聯(lian)松(song)題書(shu),并刻有(you)石聯(lian):“白云(yun)芳草(cao)疑無 路,流水桃花(hua)(hua)別有(you)天”和“地多(duo)靈(ling)草(cao)木,人尚古衣(yi)冠”。