懷(huai)(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)群(qun)位于(yu)仁懷(huai)(huai)市南十余公(gong)里處(chu)的壇(tan)廠鎮,距遵(zun)仁公(gong)路約2公(gong)里。懷(huai)(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)群(qun)是鹽(yan)津河(he)旅(lv)游區(qu)的一(yi)在旅(lv)游景觀,素稱(cheng)“黔北第一(yi)勝處(chu)”。 它由(you)數十個(ge)大大小(xiao)小(xiao)的溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)組成,其中出(chu)名的有懷(huai)(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、落水洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、山(shan)氣洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、虎鳴洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、巖灰洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、羅漢(han)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、江西(xi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)等溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。懷(huai)(huai)陽洞(dong)(dong)(dong)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)群(qun)是洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中有洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、洞(dong)(dong)(dong)上有洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、洞(dong)(dong)(dong)外有洞(dong)(dong)(dong),各洞(dong)(dong)(dong)之間相互(hu)貫(guan)通、盤旋交錯(cuo)。整個(ge)溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)群(qun)中有曲折回(hui)不的長廊,寬闊多姿的殿堂,曲徑通幽(you)的迷宮,流量豐富的暗河(he),碧(bi)波蕩漾的深潭,雷鳴虎嘯的瀑布。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中鐘乳(ru)千(qian)奇百態,似(si)魚、似(si)龍、似(si)虎、似(si)獅、似(si)牛、似(si)鼓、似(si)海螺(luo)、似(si)瀑布等等。
更奇的(de)(de)(de)是,輕叩石海螺(luo),能聞(wen)螺(luo)號(hao)之(zhi)聲,敲擊石鼓,可(ke)聽叮咚之(zhi)響,甚(shen)是催人遐(xia)想。而(er)尤為珍(zhen)貴(gui)(gui)的(de)(de)(de)、較(jiao)富藝術(shu)(shu)價值(zhi)的(de)(de)(de)是洞中的(de)(de)(de)20多幅(fu)摩崖(ya)石刻(ke)。最(zui)早的(de)(de)(de)刻(ke)于(yu)清乾隆五(wu)十(shi)一年(nian)(公元(yuan)1786年(nian)),最(zui)遲的(de)(de)(de)刻(ke)于(yu)民國五(wu)年(nian)(公元(yuan)1916年(nian))。縱觀洞壁,正(zheng)草篆隸俱(ju)全,前面柳歐蘇皆備,藝術(shu)(shu)精美,風格(ge)各異,造(zao)詣頗高,匯百(bai)余年(nian)書刻(ke)藝術(shu)(shu)于(yu)一洞,是一份珍(zhen)貴(gui)(gui)的(de)(de)(de)難得(de)的(de)(de)(de)文(wen)化藝術(shu)(shu)遺產(chan),是仁懷市級文(wen)物保(bao)護單位。
懷陽洞(dong)溶洞(dong)群于(yu)98年(nian)6月(yue)被(bei)中(zhong)國地質學會洞(dong)穴(xue)研究會命(ming)名為(wei)“國際(ji)洞(dong)穴(xue)探險基地”。到此游覽,觀(guan)光、考察、探險的游客正(zheng)逐日增(zeng)多。此溶洞(dong)群正(zheng)在規劃,擬(ni)進一步開發。