掌布風(feng)(feng)景區(qu)屬(shu)于(yu)平塘國家地質公(gong)園(yuan)的(de)(de)(de)一部分(fen),距(ju)平塘縣(xian)城64公(gong)里,景區(qu)內(nei)集奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)洞(dong)、奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)山、奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)水、奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)竹、奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)樹(shu)、奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)魚“七(qi)奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)”為(wei)(wei)一體(ti),堪稱(cheng)(cheng)是(shi)大自然鬼斧神工的(de)(de)(de)杰作。景區(qu)最有名的(de)(de)(de)是(shi)一塊“神石(shi)(shi)(shi)”,從懸(xuan)崖墜落后(hou)一分(fen)為(wei)(wei)二,里面藏著(zhu)五個大字(zi)“中(zhong)國共產黨(dang)”,被(bei)當地群(qun)眾(zhong)稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)“救星石(shi)(shi)(shi)”。掌布河(he)峽谷幽深,河(he)水清澈見底(di),兩(liang)岸懸(xuan)崖高聳,陡壁險峻, 原生植被(bei)郁(yu)郁(yu)蔥蔥,自風(feng)(feng)光十分(fen)秀(xiu)美。現開發的(de)(de)(de)景點包括了七(qi)步灘、石(shi)(shi)(shi)蛋灘、恐龍蛋石(shi)(shi)(shi)壁、熬硝洞(dong)、祥云(yun)洞(dong)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)觀音、毛公(gong)像、救星石(shi)(shi)(shi)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)螃巖、長壽(shou)泉、楓(feng)香(xiang)布依村寨等(deng)。掌布風(feng)(feng)景區(qu)的(de)(de)(de)主要景觀是(shi)神奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)的(de)(de)(de)“救星石(shi)(shi)(shi)”,它形成于(yu)上億(yi)年前,風(feng)(feng)化落地后(hou)一分(fen)為(wei)(wei)二,自然顯現出“中(zhong)國共產黨(dang)”五個鋼勁有力的(de)(de)(de)凸型大字(zi),堪稱(cheng)(cheng)世界奇(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)觀,國之珍寶。景區(qu)還有同(tong)日月爭輝的(de)(de)(de)“石(shi)(shi)(shi)蛋”群(qun)、爽甜可口(kou)的(de)(de)(de)“長壽(shou)泉”、惟妙(miao)惟肖的(de)(de)(de)“石(shi)(shi)(shi)觀音”等(deng)若干景點,莫(mo)不(bu)令人叫絕(jue),身臨其境,流連忘(wang)返。
平塘掌布風景名(ming)勝區屬(shu)平塘國(guo)家地質公(gong)(gong)園的(de)一(yi)部分,總面積為182平方公(gong)(gong)里。因河谷中一(yi)塊(kuai)巨石上自然形(xing)成的(de)“中國(guo)共產黨”五個(ge)大字而揚(yang)名(ming),據(ju)中科院專家考(kao)證,這幾漢字位(wei)于(yu)距今(jin)億年左右的(de)二疊統棲霞組深灰色巖中,巖層中的(de)古(gu)生物化(hua)石及生物碎屑突出于(yu)石灰巖上,至今(jin)未發現人(ren)工雕鑿及其它人(ren)為加工痕跡,形(xing)成上億年屬(shu)世(shi)界奇觀,國(guo)之珍寶(bao)。
“藏字(zi)(zi)(zi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)”景觀為(wei)救星石(shi)(shi)(shi)峽谷風景區最具吸引力的景點,此石(shi)(shi)(shi)重約(yue)(yue)170噸,寬約(yue)(yue)3.2米(mi)(mi),高約(yue)(yue)2.6米(mi)(mi),從懸崖上(shang)墜地后沿節(jie)理(li)一分為(wei)二(er)(er),右邊(bian)巨(ju)石(shi)(shi)(shi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)壁內側中(zhong)所含的二(er)(er)氧化(hua)硅結晶天然(ran)凸現文字(zi)(zi)(zi)圖案(an),構(gou)成(cheng)字(zi)(zi)(zi)體的礦物成(cheng)分是方(fang)解石(shi)(shi)(shi),其(qi)文字(zi)(zi)(zi)竟赫然(ran)顯現“中(zhong)國共產(chan)黨”五個(ge)(ge)大字(zi)(zi)(zi)。這(zhe)五個(ge)(ge)字(zi)(zi)(zi)排列(lie)有序,大小一致,間(jian)隔相當,字(zi)(zi)(zi)體長約(yue)(yue)24厘(li)米(mi)(mi),寬約(yue)(yue)17厘(li)米(mi)(mi),字(zi)(zi)(zi)體突出(chu)約(yue)(yue)1厘(li)米(mi)(mi)左右,文字(zi)(zi)(zi)一字(zi)(zi)(zi)排開(kai),天然(ran)形成(cheng)一幅完整的書法藝術作品(pin)。經中(zhong)科院(yuan)院(yuan)士、國內資深地質專家(jia)考證,一致認為(wei),掌布景區“藏字(zi)(zi)(zi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)”上(shang)五個(ge)(ge)字(zi)(zi)(zi)形成(cheng)于距今2.7億年左右的二(er)(er)疊(die)統棲霞組(zu)深灰色巖中(zhong),巖層中(zhong)的古(gu)生(sheng)物化(hua)石(shi)(shi)(shi)及生(sheng)物碎屑(xie)突出(chu)于石(shi)(shi)(shi)灰巖上(shang)。
“藏字(zi)石”上至今(jin)未發現人工(gong)雕(diao)鑿及其他(ta)人為加工(gong)痕跡,堪稱世界級奇(qi)觀(guan),具有不可(ke)估量的地質(zhi)研究(jiu)價值(zhi),被中(zhong)國(guo)科(ke)學(xue)院(yuan)院(yuan)士劉寶珺、李廷棟(dong)譽(yu)為“世界地質(zhi)奇(qi)觀(guan),曠代天(tian)賜珍寶”。當地村(cun)民將此奇(qi)石稱為“救星石”。目(mu)前,平塘縣(xian)正按高起點規劃、高標準建(jian)設(she)的要求,積極推進掌(zhang)布(bu)5A級景區打造工(gong)作。