水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)坐落于(yu)廣西玉林(lin)市(shi)東南部。在玉林(lin)與北流(liu)、陸川縣交界處,距玉林(lin)市(shi)區約11公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)。水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)整個巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)區,東北起自紅日(ri)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),西南止于(yu)龍珠湖。呈(cheng)橢圓(yuan)形,長5公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)。寬1公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)多,面(mian)積7平(ping)方(fang)公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),加(jia)上周圍的保(bao)護(hu)地帶,總面(mian)積約15平(ping)方(fang)公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),屬石(shi)(shi)灰巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)溶地貌。峰林(lin)挺(ting)拔,風景優美。明(ming)(ming)天啟二(er)年(1622年)曹學全《廣西名勝(sheng)志》載:“水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)在州南二(er)十公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)虛明(ming)(ming),石(shi)(shi)乳凝結瑯干倒垂(chui),澗(jian)(jian)水(shui)(shui)從(cong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中(zhong)流(liu),蕩(dang)漾擊(ji)石(shi)(shi),遵澗(jian)(jian)行為陰(yin)洞(dong)(dong),游必列炬,跨(kua)木渡澗(jian)(jian)。數十步,水(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)益奇,削為芙蓉(rong),伸(shen)為神(shen)掌,渦盤柱立,翔飛疾(ji)馳,無所不有”。崇禎十年(1637年)7月(yue)(yue)(yue)27日(ri)徐(xu)霞客(ke)(ke)游水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),在《徐(xu)霞客(ke)(ke)游記》中(zhong)稱水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)有:“兩洞(dong)(dong)”“四勝(sheng)”“雙流(liu)”“三(san)竇(dou)”。“兩洞(dong)(dong)”既明(ming)(ming)洞(dong)(dong)和陰(yin)洞(dong)(dong);“四勝(sheng)”是水(shui)(shui)旁蹲(dun)石(shi)(shi)夾(jia)流(liu)、兀突作獅象形、洞(dong)(dong)頂垂(chui)石(shi)(shi)天橋、交龍舞螭;“雙流(liu)”指(zhi)(zhi)同江(jiang)和華塘水(shui)(shui)在壟中(zhong)匯(hui)合;“三(san)竇(dou)”指(zhi)(zhi)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中(zhong)有三(san)支洞(dong)(dong)。水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)壁上摩巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)刻詩很多,其中(zhong)有“洞(dong)(dong)門遙與水(shui)(shui)門映,半月(yue)(yue)(yue)還成(cheng)滿月(yue)(yue)(yue)浮”,形象地描繪(hui)水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)及其景色。
水(shui)月巖(yan)中有(you)一(yi)個(ge)暗洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),名叫“藏過(guo)朝(chao)”。據(ju)當地(di)群眾說,明(ming)(ming)(ming)惠帝(明(ming)(ming)(ming)太(tai)祖朱(zhu)元(yuan)璋(zhang)太(tai)孫朱(zhu)允文)曾(ceng)避難在(zai)這(zhe)里(li)(li),躲(duo)過(guo)了幾(ji)朝(chao)皇帝,到(dao)了明(ming)(ming)(ming)英宗(zong)正統五(wu)年(1440年),他率尚存的十(shi)二名隨從,離(li)開(kai)水(shui)月巖(yan),到(dao)思(si)恩府(fu)境(府(fu)治在(zai)武鳴),自動公開(kai)身份說:“我是(shi)建(jian)文皇帝”。巡方御使飛章奏間,有(you)旨送(song)歸燕京,時建(jian)文帝已六十(shi)四歲,后(hou)來當地(di)群眾就把此洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)稱為“藏過(guo)朝(chao)”。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中鐘乳(ru)(ru)石(shi)千(qian)姿百態,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)道呈(cheng)“上”字形,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)長1公里(li)(li),分明(ming)(ming)(ming)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)與暗洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)兩(liang)段,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口(kou)石(shi)壁上有(you)明(ming)(ming)(ming)代石(shi)刻“水(shui)月巖(yan)”3字。路洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)江(jiang)水(shui)自南至東北角流(liu)過(guo)明(ming)(ming)(ming)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),水(shui)面寬達(da)十(shi)多米,山頂有(you)一(yi)個(ge)通漏的小洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),日光透射著(zhu)加回旋的清波(bo),如(ru)溶溶月色,雅潔嘗(chang)心。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)景寬曠瑰麗,可容千(qian)人,在(zai)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)里(li)(li)逞目(mu)抒懷(huai),頓覺月夜之銀(yin)河星際(ji),真是(shi)海闊天(tian)(tian)空,故(gu)有(you)“水(shui)月巖(yan)虛射斗牛(niu)”稱頌。還有(you)一(yi)個(ge)40平方米寬的天(tian)(tian)然舞臺,鐘乳(ru)(ru)石(shi)筍作帳幕(mu),妙然天(tian)(tian)成(cheng),別有(you)奇趣。
從玉林市(shi)區打摩托車可(ke)以(yi)直達,也就是十多分鐘到(dao)半個小(xiao)時之間的(de)(de)車程;大概要三(san)到(dao)五元(yuan)錢。也可(ke)以(yi)打的(de)(de),起步四元(yuan)。