宜昌金(jin)獅(shi)洞(dong)(dong)旅游區(qu),西起香溪口,東至南津(jin)關,歷史上(shang)以(yi)其航道(dao)曲折、怪石(shi)(shi)林立、灘多(duo)(duo)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)急、行舟驚險(xian)而(er)(er)聞名(ming)(ming)(ming)。屈原、昭君、陸(lu)羽、白居易(yi)、元稹、歐陽修、蘇洵、蘇軾、蘇轍、寇準(zhun)、陸(lu)游、馮玉祥等眾(zhong)多(duo)(duo)的(de)(de)歷史名(ming)(ming)(ming)人都在這里留下(xia)了(le)千古傳頌的(de)(de)名(ming)(ming)(ming)篇詩賦(fu)。洞(dong)(dong)內(nei)集水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui),水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)深僅(jin)膝,石(shi)(shi)筍生長在水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)中成林,似(si)島嶼(yu)、珊瑚礁在水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)中或岸邊(bian)簇狀分布,有(you)的(de)(de)猶如荷花(hua)含苞怒放,有(you)的(de)(de)似(si)雪蓮、浮(fu)萍(ping)潔靜雪白,蘊(yun)為(wei)雪山美景(jing)(jing)(jing);有(you)的(de)(de)如水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)中靈芝,飄托水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)中。更為(wei)奇(qi)特的(de)(de)是(shi)大(da)面積(ji)的(de)(de)邊(bian)石(shi)(shi)壩,形成一(yi)個個的(de)(de)鍋狀圓池,池壁(bi)薄似(si)鋼片,直(zhi)至底(di)部(bu)(bu)。洞(dong)(dong)中部(bu)(bu)有(you)一(yi)高2米的(de)(de)獅(shi)形石(shi)(shi)筍,其上(shang)金(jin)光閃閃,恰似(si)一(yi)昂首怒吼的(de)(de)金(jin)獅(shi),洞(dong)(dong)名(ming)(ming)(ming)由此而(er)(er)得。該洞(dong)(dong)規模雖不大(da),但洞(dong)(dong)景(jing)(jing)(jing)很有(you)特色,水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)景(jing)(jing)(jing)幽美,洞(dong)(dong)穴沉(chen)積(ji)物(wu)(wu)使近300米積(ji)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)道(dao)成為(wei)浩(hao)瀚水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)景(jing)(jing)(jing),眾(zhong)多(duo)(duo)的(de)(de)滴水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)沉(chen)積(ji)物(wu)(wu)、水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)下(xia)沉(chen)積(ji)物(wu)(wu)和流水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)沉(chen)積(ji)物(wu)(wu)及其組(zu)合與水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)景(jing)(jing)(jing)、洞(dong)(dong)景(jing)(jing)(jing)融(rong)為(wei)一(yi)體(ti),景(jing)(jing)(jing)點多(duo)(duo)而(er)(er)密(mi)集,構成了(le)一(yi)個難得的(de)(de)洞(dong)(dong)穴藝術宮(gong)殿。
漫步洞中,大自然的匠心巧手,把千奇百怪、氣派非凡的鐘乳石變成了新鮮嬌嫩、美不勝收的人物景觀與幻覺想象交織的神話世界。洞內玉柱挺立,金鐘倒懸、亭臺疊(die)起、翠屏擋風更有(you)祥云(yun)瑞氣、地(di)魔天仙,令(ling)人目不暇接、深(shen)思飛揚。長年不干的神(shen)水井(jing)、栩栩如生的金公雞(ji)、載歌載舞(wu)的仙舞(wu)廳、云(yun)霧繚繞的五指峰、金枝玉葉的靈(ling)芝樹、層次分明的鎮(zhen)妖塔(ta)、火焰四(si)射的八卦爐令(ling)人如癡如醉心動神(shen)搖(yao)。尤其是(shi)雄師金光閃(shan)閃(shan),威(wei)風凜凜,形象逼真,有(you)詩曰“一身(shen)金獅毛蓬松,兩盞(zhan)銀(yin)燈眼通明,如鉤如戟運利爪,似(si)鼓似(si)雷(lei)發哮聲。
金獅洞有“兵書寶劍峽”、“牛(niu)肝馬肺峽”、燈影峽、馬牙(ya)山等奇觀;洞外(wai)還有怪(guai)石園、櫻花寨、臘梅峽、消(xiao)夏(xia)灘等景點。
宜昌市乘(cheng)坐100、101、103路到(dao)小溪塔客運站轉乘(cheng)巴士直達(da)景區(qu)。
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