這是一座撲(pu)溯迷(mi)離的(de)(de)(de)天(tian)然溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇(qi)觀(guan)(guan)。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)深遙遠,初步探測,可與相(xiang)距十多公里的(de)(de)(de)禹王(wang)(wang)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)相(xiang)連。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)分(fen)三層(ceng)(ceng),上(shang)(shang)為(wei)泥洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),中為(wei)石(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong),下(xia)為(wei)水洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。水洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)為(wei)地下(xia)陰河,泉水從(cong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)中流出,冬(dong)暖夏涼(liang),清(qing)澈見(jian)底(di),終年不竭(jie),龍旋魚歷歷可數(shu)。古代人題寫的(de)(de)(de)“楚水源(yuan)頭”四個字就(jiu)刻在(zai)泉水出口巖洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)壁(bi)。石(shi)(shi)(shi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)迂(yu)回曲折,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)相(xiang)連,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)有(you)井字街(jie)、十字街(jie)、狀元街(jie)、名勝坊(fang)和大(da)小(xiao)胡同,大(da)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)36穴(xue),小(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)72穴(xue),布成(cheng)108穴(xue)。各洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)迥異(yi),既有(you)高(gao)達30米的(de)(de)(de)敞(chang)堂大(da)廳,也有(you)僅容人側身(shen)而(er)過的(de)(de)(de)小(xiao)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。由億萬年形(xing)成(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)形(xing)成(cheng)了(le)人間(jian)和仙界(jie)的(de)(de)(de)奇(qi)景玉帝(di)點兵(bing)、王(wang)(wang)母(mu)上(shang)(shang)壽、觀(guan)(guan)音送子、嫦娥奔月、仙女散花、白鶴飛天(tian)、金雞報曉等,分(fen)布各洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。白色的(de)(de)(de)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)成(cheng)行排(pai)列密(mi)密(mi)麻麻,象母(mu)豬奶(nai)頭那樣(yang),晶(jing)明的(de)(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)(shi)泉叮咚地往下(xia)滴,這就(jiu)是神奇(qi)的(de)(de)(de)豬婆奶(nai)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)。十八(ba)只石(shi)(shi)(shi)柱形(xing)態各異(yi),酷(ku)似十八(ba)羅漢站立。石(shi)(shi)(shi)床(chuang)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鐘(zhong)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鼓、石(shi)(shi)(shi)桌、石(shi)(shi)(shi)椅、石(shi)(shi)(shi)灶、石(shi)(shi)(shi)凳、石(shi)(shi)(shi)鍋、石(shi)(shi)(shi)碟、石(shi)(shi)(shi)豆子、石(shi)(shi)(shi)花生(sheng)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)荔枝、石(shi)(shi)(shi)葡萄,惟妙惟肖。扇形(xing)狀的(de)(de)(de)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)(shi)(shi)倒掛(gua),象舞臺(tai)上(shang)(shang)的(de)(de)(de)帷幕,用手輕(qing)輕(qing)一扣,就(jiu)會發(fa)出清(qing)脆悅耳的(de)(de)(de)聲音,余音裊(niao)裊(niao),良久(jiu)乃(nai)絕。大(da)小(xiao)八(ba)座灰白色巨(ju)型石(shi)(shi)(shi)柱,酷(ku)似巍巍寶塔,柱身(shen)光滑(hua),蘑菇(gu)形(xing)狀的(de)(de)(de)鉆石(shi)(shi)(shi)花層(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)疊疊,如雕如鏤(lou),嘆為(wei)觀(guan)(guan)止(zhi)。還有(you)層(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)梯田,阡陌縱橫,田疇蜿蜒,誠(cheng)為(wei)壯觀(guan)(guan);更有(you)石(shi)(shi)(shi)筍、石(shi)(shi)(shi)林排(pai)列;“田螺姑娘”含情(qing)微笑(xiao),眾多仙女翩(pian)翩(pian)起舞。
皮佳洞(dong)(dong)美(mei)景歷來(lai)為八方游(you)(you)客所慕(mu),明清(qing)墨客騷(sao)人(ren)游(you)(you)此洞(dong)(dong)時在(zai)洞(dong)(dong)壁所題詩(shi)句,至今清(qing)晰可見(jian)。清(qing)道(dao)光年間,有位叫陳雪(xue)平(ping)的游(you)(you)人(ren)題詩(shi)道(dao):“非常境界百般(ban)巖,洞(dong)(dong)里游(you)(you)來(lai)別有天。疑是(shi)紅塵飛不到,而今始信是(shi)神(shen)仙。”同(tong)治(zhi)版《攸縣志(zhi)》載皮佳洞(dong)(dong):“宋隱士皮文通,號楚(chu)水(shui)神(shen)仙,仆居洞(dong)(dong)側,遺(yi)詩(shi)猶(you)在(zai)。”。?
溶洞部分主要利用地質公園特有的喀斯特地貌形成的豐富地下溶洞資源,開發了獨特景觀的皮佳洞,溶洞共分(fen)兩部分(fen)。
一、溶洞觀光:
第(di)一(yi)期(qi)開(kai)發(fa)長度約1公里(li),門票50元,第(di)二(er)(er)期(qi)開(kai)發(fa)2公里(li)已基本完成。第(di)一(yi)期(qi)工程(cheng)主(zhu)要是(shi)觀賞(shang)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石,第(di)二(er)(er)期(qi)開(kai)發(fa)除增加觀賞(shang)性鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石外,主(zhu)要有(you)大量獨特的(de)(de)、令人(ren)震撼(han)的(de)(de)鵝管、石花和一(yi)處面(mian)積約2畝數十層(ceng)的(de)(de)仙人(ren)田。二(er)(er)期(qi)旱洞(dong)開(kai)發(fa)基本完成。
二、暗河漂流:
皮佳洞河漂(piao)流(liu)水流(liu)平均流(liu)量為0.6,第一(yi)期(qi)(qi)開發580米二期(qi)(qi)開發1.5公里(li)已(yi)完成,系湖(hu)南省乃至國內較(jiao)長的(de)地下漂(piao)流(liu),試營業以來,已(yi)接(jie)待游客20萬人左(zuo)右,深受游客喜愛。
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