水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)坐落于廣西(xi)(xi)(xi)玉林(lin)市東南(nan)部(bu)。在(zai)(zai)玉林(lin)與(yu)北流(liu)(liu)、陸(lu)川縣交(jiao)界處,距玉林(lin)市區約(yue)11公(gong)里(li)。水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)整(zheng)個巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)區,東北起自紅日巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),西(xi)(xi)(xi)南(nan)止于龍珠湖。呈橢(tuo)圓形,長5公(gong)里(li)。寬(kuan)1公(gong)里(li)多,面(mian)積(ji)7平(ping)方公(gong)里(li),加上周圍的保護(hu)地帶,總面(mian)積(ji)約(yue)15平(ping)方公(gong)里(li),屬石(shi)灰巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)溶地貌(mao)。峰林(lin)挺拔,風景優美。明(ming)天啟二年(1622年)曹學全(quan)《廣西(xi)(xi)(xi)名勝(sheng)志》載:“水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)在(zai)(zai)州南(nan)二十(shi)(shi)公(gong)里(li),洞(dong)中(zhong)虛明(ming),石(shi)乳凝結瑯干倒垂(chui),澗(jian)水(shui)從巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中(zhong)流(liu)(liu),蕩漾擊石(shi),遵澗(jian)行為(wei)(wei)陰洞(dong),游必列炬,跨木渡澗(jian)。數十(shi)(shi)步,水(shui)石(shi)益奇(qi),削為(wei)(wei)芙蓉,伸為(wei)(wei)神掌,渦盤柱立,翔(xiang)飛疾馳(chi),無所不有”。崇禎十(shi)(shi)年(1637年)7月(yue)(yue)27日徐(xu)(xu)霞客游水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),在(zai)(zai)《徐(xu)(xu)霞客游記》中(zhong)稱水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)有:“兩洞(dong)”“四(si)勝(sheng)”“雙流(liu)(liu)”“三(san)竇(dou)”。“兩洞(dong)”既(ji)明(ming)洞(dong)和陰洞(dong);“四(si)勝(sheng)”是水(shui)旁蹲石(shi)夾流(liu)(liu)、兀突作(zuo)獅象(xiang)形、洞(dong)頂垂(chui)石(shi)天橋、交(jiao)龍舞螭;“雙流(liu)(liu)”指(zhi)同(tong)江和華塘水(shui)在(zai)(zai)壟中(zhong)匯合;“三(san)竇(dou)”指(zhi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中(zhong)有三(san)支(zhi)洞(dong)。水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)壁上摩巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)刻(ke)詩很多,其中(zhong)有“洞(dong)門遙(yao)與(yu)水(shui)門映,半(ban)月(yue)(yue)還成滿月(yue)(yue)浮”,形象(xiang)地描繪水(shui)月(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)及其景色(se)。
水(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)巖(yan)中有(you)一(yi)個暗洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),名叫“藏(zang)過朝”。據當地群(qun)眾說,明(ming)(ming)惠帝(明(ming)(ming)太祖朱(zhu)元璋太孫朱(zhu)允文)曾避難在這(zhe)里,躲過了幾朝皇帝,到了明(ming)(ming)英(ying)宗正統(tong)五年(nian)(1440年(nian)),他率尚(shang)存(cun)的(de)十(shi)二名隨(sui)從,離開水(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)巖(yan),到思恩府境(府治在武鳴),自動(dong)公(gong)開身份說:“我是建文皇帝”。巡方御使飛章(zhang)奏間,有(you)旨(zhi)送歸(gui)燕京,時建文帝已六十(shi)四歲,后來當地群(qun)眾就把此洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)稱為(wei)“藏(zang)過朝”。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中鐘乳石(shi)千姿百態,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)道(dao)呈“上”字(zi)形,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)長(chang)1公(gong)里,分明(ming)(ming)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)與暗洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)兩段,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口石(shi)壁上有(you)明(ming)(ming)代(dai)石(shi)刻“水(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)巖(yan)”3字(zi)。路洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江水(shui)(shui)(shui)自南至東北角流過明(ming)(ming)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),水(shui)(shui)(shui)面寬(kuan)達十(shi)多米,山頂(ding)有(you)一(yi)個通漏的(de)小洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),日光透射著加回旋的(de)清波,如溶溶月(yue)色,雅潔嘗心。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景寬(kuan)曠瑰麗,可容千人,在洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)里逞目抒懷,頓覺月(yue)夜之銀河星(xing)際,真是海闊天(tian)(tian)空,故有(you)“水(shui)(shui)(shui)月(yue)巖(yan)虛(xu)射斗(dou)牛”稱頌。還有(you)一(yi)個40平方米寬(kuan)的(de)天(tian)(tian)然舞臺,鐘乳石(shi)筍作帳幕,妙然天(tian)(tian)成,別有(you)奇(qi)趣。
從(cong)玉(yu)林市(shi)區打摩托車可以直達,也(ye)(ye)就是十多分鐘到(dao)(dao)半個小時(shi)之間的(de)車程(cheng);大(da)概要三到(dao)(dao)五(wu)元錢。也(ye)(ye)可以打的(de),起步四元。