秦(qin)巖(yan)(yan)千(qian)姿百(bai)(bai)態,勝景(jing)(jing)宜人(ren)。全長(chang)3.8 公里(li),其(qi)中(zhong)地下水(shui)路(lu)1000米(mi)(mi),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)約6.8萬平方米(mi)(mi),深(shen)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)蜿(wan)蜒(yan)曲折,懸壁高掛,石漿鐘(zhong)下乳(ru),琳瑯滿目,全巖(yan)(yan)三個(ge)溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong),即桃源洞(dong)(dong)(dong),水(shui)晶洞(dong)(dong)(dong),天仙洞(dong)(dong)(dong),洞(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連,景(jing)(jing)景(jing)(jing)奇妍。桃源洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)“玉鼠(shu)偷桃”、“玉犬望臘”、“石龍河馬”……惟妙(miao)惟肖,栩栩如生。水(shui)晶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong),泉水(shui)清澈見底,兩(liang)崖石壁、鐘(zhong)乳(ru),千(qian)姿百(bai)(bai)態,意境幽深(shen)。仙人(ren)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)中(zhong)種(zhong)種(zhong)傳(chuan)說,則神(shen)秘(mi)莫測,令人(ren)遐想連篇。秦(qin)巖(yan)(yan)石刻有(you)非常(chang)高的歷史(shi)、藝術和(he)科學價值(zhi)。自(zi)秦(qin)至清以來,關于“秦(qin)巖(yan)(yan)”的傳(chuan)說故(gu)事(shi),在湘南一帶廣為流(liu)傳(chuan)。
秦(qin)巖(yan)有石刻(ke),現保(bao)存自秦(qin)至清(qing)以來歷(li)(li)代(dai)文(wen)學家、書(shu)法(fa)家及文(wen)人墨客摩崖(ya)石刻(ke)13方,最大的(de)(de)長193厘(li)米(mi),碑刻(ke)集中,保(bao)存完好,字跡(ji)清(qing)晰可辨,對研(yan)究(jiu)“秦(qin)巖(yan)”的(de)(de)歷(li)(li)史和觀賞“秦(qin)巖(yan)”景物有很高的(de)(de)參考(kao)價值。秦(qin)巖(yan)石刻(ke)尤為(wei)獨特的(de)(de)是秦(qin)巖(yan)洞口的(de)(de)摩崖(ya)石刻(ke)“秦(qin)巖(yan)”二字為(wei)蔡邕(yong)所書(shu)。
“吳山呈祥別有洞天(tian)藏錦(jin)繡,萌嶺映輝更留福地(di)覽馮城”。2002年“秦巖深處”風景(jing)旅游區被進一步開發挖掘,一個(ge)鮮為人(ren)知的秦巖景(jing)觀,一個(ge)絢(xuan)麗(li)多彩(cai)的人(ren)間仙境將盡情(qing)地(di)展(zhan)現在各(ge)位游客的面前。