騰龍洞(dong)風景名勝區,是(shi)國家地質公(gong)園,距湖北利川市城區6公(gong)里。景區總面積69平方公(gong)里,集(ji)山、水、洞(dong)、林于一體,以雄(xiong)、險(xian)、奇、幽(you)、秀而馳名中外(wai)。
1988年,經(jing)25名中(zhong)(zhong)外(wai)洞(dong)(dong)穴專家(jia)(jia)歷(li)時32天實地(di)考察(cha)論(lun)證:騰(teng)龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)屬中(zhong)(zhong)國目(mu)前最(zui)大(da)的溶洞(dong)(dong),世界(jie)特級(ji)洞(dong)(dong)穴之一。1989年,湖北省人(ren)民政府(fu)審定為省級(ji)風景名勝區,1999年被(bei)命名為全省愛國主義(yi)教(jiao)育(yu)基地(di),2005年被(bei)國家(jia)(jia)級(ji)權(quan)威刊物《中(zhong)(zhong)國國家(jia)(jia)地(di)理》評(ping)為"中(zhong)(zhong)國最(zui)美的地(di)方"、"中(zhong)(zhong)國最(zui)美六大(da)旅(lv)游洞(dong)(dong)穴——震撼騰(teng)龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)"。
騰龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)整個洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)群共有上下五層,其(qi)中(zhong)大(da)小(xiao)支洞(dong)(dong)(dong)300余個,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有山(shan)(shan),山(shan)(shan)中(zhong)有洞(dong)(dong)(dong),無(wu)山(shan)(shan)不(bu)(bu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong),無(wu)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)不(bu)(bu)奇(qi),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)有水(shui),水(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連,構成了一個龐大(da)而雄(xiong)奇(qi)的(de)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)穴(xue)景觀(guan)。
騰龍洞(dong)景(jing)區(qu)由水(shui)洞(dong)、旱(han)洞(dong)、鯉魚洞(dong)、涼風洞(dong)、獨家(jia)寨及三個(ge)龍門、化仙坑等景(jing)區(qu)組成,整個(ge)洞(dong)穴系(xi)統十(shi)分龐大(da)復雜,容積總量(liang)居世界第一,是中國旅游(you)洞(dong)穴的極品。洞(dong)外風光(guang)山清水(shui)秀,水(shui)洞(dong)口的臥龍吞江瀑布落差20余米,吼聲(sheng)如雷(lei),氣(qi)勢磅礴。
洞(dong)口(kou)高(gao)(gao)72m,寬64m,洞(dong)內(nei)最(zui)高(gao)(gao)處(chu)235m,已經探明(ming)的洞(dong)穴長度為(wei)52.8公里,洞(dong)穴面積200多萬平方米(mi),洞(dong)內(nei)高(gao)(gao)山(shan)高(gao)(gao)達(da)125米(mi),洞(dong)穴最(zui)高(gao)(gao)處(chu)237米(mi),最(zui)寬處(chu)174米(mi)。旱洞(dong)全長59.8公里,洞(dong)口(kou)高(gao)(gao)74米(mi),寬64米(mi),為(wei)亞洲第一大旱洞(dong)。