介紹
卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)位于湘(xiang)、鄂、渝三省(市)交界處(chu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)酉水(shui)(shui)河(he)來(lai)鳳(feng)縣百福(fu)司(si)鎮段,距(ju)張家界風(feng)景區(qu)230公(gong)里,距(ju)湘(xiang)西里耶秦簡出土(tu)地(di)70公(gong)里,距(ju)黔江小(xiao)南海110公(gong)里,距(ju)渝懷鐵路(lu)龍潭(tan)站80公(gong)里(趙世炎故居(ju)). 卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座(zuo)騎跨(kua)在酉水(shui)(shui)河(he)上唯(wei)一(yi)(yi)(yi)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de),最壯觀(guan)、最雄偉、最奇(qi)絕的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座(zuo)大(da)山(shan)河(he)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)高(gao)38米(mi),寬58米(mi),長220米(mi);洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內奇(qi)特(te),游(you)人(ren)無不稱口叫絕,沿河(he)兩岸(an)石峰溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)星歲棋布,比比皆是(shi)(shi)。“落印潭(tan)”、“仙人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”、“卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”美麗(li)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)傳(chuan)說(shuo)至今。 卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)是(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個大(da)伏(fu)流(liu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),酉水(shui)(shui)從洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中穿過,形似“臥龍吞(tun)江”,氣勢恢宏(hong)。與卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)毗鄰一(yi)(yi)(yi)平方公(gong)里范(fan)圍內有(you)(you)大(da)小(xiao)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)數十個,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴在山(shan)頂,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴在山(shan)腰,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴在絕壁上,有(you)(you)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)穴在河(he)水(shui)(shui)邊,各溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)或(huo)背靠背、或(huo)面(mian)對面(mian)、或(huo)上下(xia)對應、或(huo)左右(you)相依,形成了(le)(le)奇(qi)特(te)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)溶(rong)(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇(qi)觀(guan),叫人(ren)自(zi)(zi)嘆(tan)大(da)自(zi)(zi)然的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)鬼斧(fu)神工。卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)還是(shi)(shi)百戶(hu)司(si)土(tu)司(si)城(cheng)所(suo)在地(di),有(you)(you)眾(zhong)多(duo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)歷(li)史文(wen)化遺存。1992年對老(lao)司(si)城(cheng)“八景之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)”的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)仙人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)進行(xing)考古挖掘(jue),從懸(xuan)棺中發掘(jue)文(wen)物131件,文(wen)物數量之(zhi)多(duo),時(shi)(shi)(shi)間跨(kua)度之(zhi)大(da),文(wen)化內涵之(zhi)豐富,在有(you)(you)懸(xuan)棺葬(zang)習俗(su)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)地(di)區(qu)都屬罕(han)見,也進一(yi)(yi)(yi)步佐證了(le)(le)卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景區(qu)歷(li)史文(wen)化的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)博(bo)大(da)與精深(shen)。 傳(chuan)說(shuo)魯班(ban)和弟子(zi)(zi)仙游(you)路(lu)過來(lai)鳳(feng)時(shi)(shi)(shi),看見來(lai)鳳(feng)仍是(shi)(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)片汪洋,當地(di)人(ren)民(min)深(shen)受水(shui)(shui)患之(zhi)苦,頓生為(wei)來(lai)鳳(feng)造福(fu)之(zhi)念。于是(shi)(shi),師徒二人(ren)分工,由魯班(ban)修建佛(fo)潭(tan),以保佑來(lai)鳳(feng)人(ren)民(min)幸福(fu)安康;弟子(zi)(zi)鑿開飛龍山(shan)排水(shui)(shui),以消除來(lai)鳳(feng)人(ren)民(min)水(shui)(shui)患之(zhi)憂。待魯班(ban)完(wan)成佛(fo)潭(tan)修建后去(qu)看弟子(zi)(zi)開山(shan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)進展時(shi)(shi)(shi),卻發現弟子(zi)(zi)在偷懶(lan)睡覺,飛龍山(shan)并沒有(you)(you)開通。此(ci)時(shi)(shi)(shi),雞已叫三遍,天快(kuai)亮了(le)(le),于是(shi)(shi)魯班(ban)靈機一(yi)(yi)(yi)動,拿起手中的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)拐棍在飛龍山(shan)上戳(chuo)了(le)(le)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(因(yin)是(shi)(shi)卯(mao)(mao)時(shi)(shi)(shi),此(ci)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)故名卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)).同時(shi)(shi)(shi),魯班(ban)脫下(xia)一(yi)(yi)(yi)只草鞋丟進佛(fo)潭(tan)水(shui)(shui)中,說(shuo)道:要得(de)卯(mao)(mao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)開,需(xu)等鐵船來(lai)。