石阡溫泉又名城南溫泉,其設施始建于明萬歷三十四年(即公元1606年),延續已有400多年的歷史,有著獨特傳統的洗浴文化,是既可洗浴又能直接飲用的天然礦泉溫泉
石(shi)阡溫泉(quan),久享盛(sheng)名,歷史(shi)悠(you)久,譽貫黔疆(jiang),被贊為‘溫泉(quan)漱玉’、‘洞天福地’。眾多的(de)神話傳說和歷史(shi)故事,更是增添了她(ta)的(de)詩情(qing)畫意。
一、相傳,在(zai)很久(jiu)很久(jiu)以(yi)前,有一條冷龍(long)(long)(long)住在(zai)城(cheng)南,一仙人趕著一條火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)經過此(ci)地,火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)喜歡上了冷龍(long)(long)(long)如花(hua)似玉的(de)(de)(de)(de)女(nv)兒,便要娶(qu)冷龍(long)(long)(long)的(de)(de)(de)(de)女(nv)兒為妻。冷龍(long)(long)(long)不(bu)從,于是(shi)便與火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)打了起來,雙(shuang)方大戰了九九八十一天(tian),最(zui)后冷龍(long)(long)(long)戰敗被趕到了龍(long)(long)(long)底江(jiang)<今龍(long)(long)(long)川河>的(de)(de)(de)(de)下游(you)<今距縣城(cheng)兩公里處名叫冷龍(long)(long)(long)>。火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)與冷龍(long)(long)(long)的(de)(de)(de)(de)女(nv)兒結合,一冷一熱,便成了今天(tian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)南溫泉。
二、傳(chuan)(chuan)說:原來(lai)有一(yi)條(tiao)(tiao)冷龍(long)住在石(shi)阡的城南,他有一(yi)個愛若(ruo)珍(zhen)寶的女兒,生得如(ru)花(hua)似玉(yu)。一(yi)條(tiao)(tiao)火龍(long)經過(guo)石(shi)阡,看見了(le)(le)冷龍(long)姑娘(niang),一(yi)時意亂情迷,發誓(shi)要娶過(guo)來(lai)作(zuo)自己的妻(qi)子。經過(guo)若(ruo)干(gan)努(nu)力(li),他終(zhong)于(yu)和(he)冷龍(long)姑娘(niang)結(jie)合了(le)(le)。因為(wei)迷戀石(shi)阡的風景,火龍(long)當了(le)(le)倒插門(men)的上門(men)女婿,從此留在石(shi)阡。他的火熱身軀與冷龍(long)姑娘(niang)的冰肌玉(yu)骨融為(wei)一(yi)體,于(yu)是有了(le)(le)一(yi)處處的溫泉。還傳(chuan)(chuan)說,正因為(wei)溫泉是愛情的結(jie)合,所(suo)以總是能給人(ren)美麗與幸(xing)福。
三、相傳(chuan)遠古(gu)時,一位方士(shi)由云南驅趕火(huo)龍(long)(long)來(lai)到(dao)石(shi)阡,見這(zhe)里山(shan)清水(shui)秀、物華天寶、民風淳樸、不忍離去,就將火(huo)龍(long)(long)鎮(zhen)于(yu)江(jiang)底(di),令(ling)其尾在云南,頭在石(shi)阡,使地下泉水(shui)經過火(huo)龍(long)(long)加熱,噴(pen)出水(shui)來(lai)如(ru)熱湯滾滾,供(gong)人(ren)們(men)浣浴。這(zhe)位方士(shi)臨終(zhong)前,囑咐人(ren)們(men)將其遺體葬于(yu)溫泉邊小山(shan)的(de)林(lin)中,在上面(mian)修筑三層石(shi)塔(ta),永鎮(zhen)火(huo)龍(long)(long),讓(rang)其永遠為(wei)民造福。此(ci)處(chu)的(de)江(jiang)也因(yin)此(ci)改為(wei)“龍(long)(long)底(di)江(jiang)”。
四、很久(jiu)以(yi)前,石(shi)(shi)阡(qian)沒(mei)有溫泉。不(bu)知何時,東海龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)的(de)(de)龍(long)(long)(long)太(tai)子金角(jiao)(jiao)火龍(long)(long)(long)及田珩、蕓英夫婦(fu)游山玩(wan)水(shui)(shui)來到(dao)碧波清流的(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)阡(qian)龍(long)(long)(long)底(di)江,這里土(tu)地肥(fei)沃,山水(shui)(shui)秀(xiu)麗,人民安居(ju)樂(le)業(ye)。金角(jiao)(jiao)火龍(long)(long)(long)與田珩夫婦(fu)深感石(shi)(shi)阡(qian)是(shi)(shi)一個美(mei)麗的(de)(de)世外桃源,于是(shi)(shi)便(bian)長(chang)住下來。金角(jiao)(jiao)火龍(long)(long)(long)扎(zha)根于古鎮傍(bang)河(he)底(di),數日(ri)后,便(bian)有一股熱(re)(re)氣騰騰的(de)(de)泉水(shui)(shui)從河(he)岸涌出(chu),當地居(ju)民為(wei)之驚喜。熱(re)(re)泉便(bian)發浣(huan)浴,能醫(yi)百(bai)病,成(cheng)阡(qian)民萬代福氣。田珩夫婦(fu)每日(ri)守在泉邊(bian)(bian),天長(chang)日(ri)久(jiu),倆人逐漸變成(cheng)了(le)兩片(pian)巨石(shi)(shi),將溫泉隔成(cheng)兩片(pian),人們便(bian)在泉水(shui)(shui)邊(bian)(bian)建造樓閣(ge),自然分成(cheng)了(le)男(nan)女溫泉。