龍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)湖(hu)風(feng)景區(qu)位于信陽(yang)市光(guang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)縣(xian)縣(xian)城西南(nan)七公(gong)里的潢(huang)河龍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)處,主要是為(wei)(wei)了防洪、灌溉、城市供(gong)水(shui)、發電、旅(lv)游(you)開發的需要而修(xiu)建(jian)的一座(zuo)人工湖(hu)。湖(hu)壩(ba)筑于兩座(zuo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頭(tou)之間(jian)(jian),因壩(ba)頭(tou)有(you)座(zuo)南(nan)龍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),壩(ba)中間(jian)(jian)有(you)座(zuo)珠山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),壩(ba)北邊有(you)座(zuo)北龍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),人稱為(wei)(wei)“二(er)龍戲珠”,龍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)湖(hu)由此而來。龍山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)湖(hu)風(feng)景區(qu)已建(jian)成一個集觀(guan)賞自然風(feng)光(guang),游(you)覽名山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)古寺,接受(shou)傳統教育為(wei)(wei)一體的綜合旅(lv)游(you)區(qu)。
龍山湖(hu)工(gong)程20世(shi)紀70年代末期動工(gong),1988年建(jian)成,湖(hu)面寬(kuan)闊平展,水(shui)面積2萬余畝,最(zui)寬(kuan)處(chu)有(you)兩(liang)公里,向(xiang)上游(you)延伸(shen)達九公里。風景區(qu)內由(you)三條河流匯入(晏河、潑河、塔沙(sha)河),湖(hu)周峰(feng)巒疊翠,林(lin)木(mu)蒼茫,周圍集山、水(shui)、石于(yu)一體舟船暢駛(shi),夾岸(an)青山相迎,幾十座小島,半(ban)島聳然其(qi)間(jian),龍山湖(hu)水(shui)深(shen)清澈(che),水(shui)質優良,是縣(xian)城用水(shui)主要水(shui)源地(di)。湖(hu)內港叉眾多,點(dian)綴其(qi)間(jian),由(you)于(yu)沙(sha)洲平時有(you)人至,也就成了鳥類棲息的天(tian)堂,近(jin)幾年通過旅游(you)和經(jing)濟開發,現為河南省(sheng)青蝦(xia)養殖基(ji)地(di),“龍山青蝦(xia)”味美可口,營養豐富(fu),有(you)獨特的味美、色(se)鮮、個(ge)大、蛋(dan)白質含量(liang)高,低(di)脂(zhi)肪等特點(dian)。湖(hu)兩(liang)翼(yi)各設有(you)上千(qian)畝垂釣(diao)場。
龍(long)山(shan)湖文(wen)化(hua)(hua)旅游開發項目(mu)(mu)的主要建設內容為“七區(qu)(qu)(qu)六景”:七區(qu)(qu)(qu),即私密尊享區(qu)(qu)(qu)、會(hui)議餐飲(yin)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、生態(tai)觀(guan)光(guang)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、水上游樂區(qu)(qu)(qu)、戶(hu)外拓展(zhan)運動(dong)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、中央核心景觀(guan)區(qu)(qu)(qu)、企業會(hui)所及茶文(wen)化(hua)(hua)展(zhan)示區(qu)(qu)(qu);六景,即龍(long)山(shan)龍(long)湖、龍(long)女獻珠、龍(long)字呈墻、龍(long)堤觀(guan)賽(sai)、龍(long)橋漫步(bu)(bu)、龍(long)亭遠眺。項目(mu)(mu)建成后(hou),將使現有的山(shan)、水、林、濕地、風光(guang)等自然資源(yuan)進一步(bu)(bu)得到(dao)保護和(he)合理利用(yong),形(xing)成獨(du)特的龍(long)文(wen)化(hua)(hua)、水文(wen)化(hua)(hua)、生態(tai)文(wen)化(hua)(hua)品牌,實現經濟、社會(hui)和(he)生態(tai)效益的“共贏(ying)”。