牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)位于牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)東側,牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)在赤嶺鄉倪村南(nan)邊的(de)(de)一個大(da)山(shan)谷中。牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)這里(li)山(shan)谷幽(you)(you)靜(jing),叢林(lin)(lin)(lin)豐茂,九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)池溪水碧綠澄澈,如大(da)小不一的(de)(de)珍(zhen)珠翡翠散落(luo)其間(jian)。牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)景(jing)區位于唐代大(da)詩(shi)人(ren)(ren)李白、杜荀鶴多次詠誦的(de)(de)秋(qiu)浦河之源頭(tou)。山(shan)岳風光秀美綺麗。最高(gao)峰“牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)大(da)崗”海拔1727.6米,似牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)頂天而立。 牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)景(jing)區內自(zi) 然生態原始,恬靜(jing)、幽(you)(you)深,古(gu)木參(can)天,奇樹(shu)非凡,牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)被游(you)人(ren)(ren)譽為“森林(lin)(lin)(lin)浴場”。春(chun)來鳥語花(hua)香,山(shan)花(hua)爛(lan)漫;夏坐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)椅沖涼,消暑養身;秋(qiu)賞龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池山(shan)江(jiang)葉,層林(lin)(lin)(lin)盡染;冬至玉樹(shu)冰花(hua),琉璃仙境。欲仙欲幻,一派桃源景(jing)象(xiang)。現已開發的(de)(de)主(zhu)要景(jing)點有九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個形(xing)態各異的(de)(de)池潭,是(shi)整體巖體形(xing)成,形(xing)似人(ren)(ren)工雕琢,罕見(jian)的(de)(de)自(zi)然地質(zhi)奇觀(guan);三(san)百多年的(de)(de)參(can)天古(gu)樹(shu);龍(long)(long)(long)(long)鳳呈祥(松(song)樹(shu)和櫧(zhu)樹(shu))同根生,世上罕見(jian);九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)湖(hu)(hu)屬(shu)高(gao)山(shan)平湖(hu)(hu),泛舟湖(hu)(hu)面(mian)可與張家界寶豐湖(hu)(hu)相媲美,湖(hu)(hu)面(mian)四周,皆(jie)系原始森林(lin)(lin)(lin)。空氣清新,牯(gu)(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)是(shi)人(ren)(ren)們所向(xiang)往(wang)丘然氧吧。
相(xiang)傳,牯牛降九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)上有(you)(you)(you)座(zuo)(zuo)寺(si)廟,僧侶眾多,香客(ke)不絕。有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)年大旱,無數災民成(cheng)(cheng)群結(jie)隊來(lai)(lai)到(dao)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)廟,祈(qi)(qi)求大佛降甘霖以救民苦。有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)小僧乃真龍(long)(long)(long)化身,有(you)(you)(you)呼(hu)風喚(huan)雨(yu)的本事,生了悲憫之心。他騰身一(yi)(yi)(yi)躍,倒翻九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)筋斗,著地(di)處即(ji)(ji)(ji)成(cheng)(cheng)了九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)洞(dong)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),到(dao)了廟前(qian)(qian),又(you)隨手一(yi)(yi)(yi)劃,一(yi)(yi)(yi)股(gu)清(qing)泉順(shun)流而下,如一(yi)(yi)(yi)條白練,連接著九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)洞(dong)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),即(ji)(ji)(ji)形(xing)(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)了如今(jin)的九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)。村(cun)人(ren)說九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的水(shui)龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)很靈,以前(qian)(qian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)有(you)(you)(you)座(zuo)(zuo)祈(qi)(qi)雨(yu)臺(tai),石臺(tai)、東至(zhi)、青(qing)陽和祁門4縣遇有(you)(you)(you)大旱,便有(you)(you)(you)人(ren)來(lai)(lai)此(ci)祈(qi)(qi)雨(yu)。祈(qi)(qi)雨(yu)須由青(qing)壯男子焚香沐浴后(hou),身帶竹(zhu)筒,來(lai)(lai)到(dao)祈(qi)(qi)雨(yu)臺(tai),虔誠禱告(gao),然后(hou)取第(di)五龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)的神水(shui)晝(zhou)夜(ye)不停(ting)趕回家鄉,即(ji)(ji)(ji)會(hui)一(yi)(yi)(yi)路(lu)烏云,電閃雷鳴,雨(yu)隨人(ren)至(zhi)。傳說令人(ren)神往(wang),其實九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)就(jiu)(jiu)是(shi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂一(yi)(yi)(yi)股(gu)清(qing)泉,順(shun)勢流下時(shi)在山(shan)(shan)(shan)澗里形(xing)(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)的一(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)個(ge)小水(shui)潭。然而,由于(yu)水(shui)至(zhi)清(qing)、石至(zhi)奇,水(shui)因石而增(zeng)色,石得水(shui)而鮮活(huo),水(shui)石相(xiang)映,變幻(huan)莫測,形(xing)(xing)成(cheng)(cheng)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)奇景(jing),曾有(you)(you)(you)人(ren)盛譽為“黃山(shan)(shan)(shan)第(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)景(jing)”,足見其景(jing)色之美。 從山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)順(shun)溪而上,溪中石塊如壇,圓(yuan)溜(liu)規(gui)整,兩岸山(shan)(shan)(shan)花異(yi)草,引(yin)人(ren)入(ru)勝。始進山(shan)(shan)(shan),即(ji)(ji)(ji)有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)石崖(ya)(ya),溪水(shui)溢崖(ya)(ya)而下,落地(di)成(cheng)(cheng)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),為一(yi)(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi),丈余,池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)淺處黃綠(lv),深(shen)處墨綠(lv)。據說是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)洗澡(zao)(zao)的地(di)方,村(cun)人(ren)又(you)叫龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)澡(zao)(zao)盆,上方陡(dou)壁上有(you)(you)(you)形(xing)(xing)似(si)太(tai)師(shi)椅(yi)的河潭,是(shi)龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)納涼的寶座(zuo)(zuo),故名(ming)(ming)“龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)”。龍(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)左上方橫排有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)學堂基,占地(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)畝(mu)左右,是(shi)古(gu)代村(cun)中文(wen)人(ren)讀書(shu)的地(di)方,學堂不知毀于(yu)何時(shi)。二(er)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)不規(gui)則(ze)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)潭,靠山(shan)(shan)(shan)的峭(qiao)壁長出(chu)一(yi)(yi)(yi)圓(yuan)柱型伸(shen)到(dao)潭底,宛(wan)如老龍(long)(long)(long)汲水(shui),惟妙惟肖。池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)較深(shen),黑(hei)不見底。往(wang)前(qian)(qian)數十步,左側有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)石拱背屈腿,活(huo)像一(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)蛤(ha)蟆(ma),這就(jiu)(jiu)是(shi)蛤(ha)蟆(ma)石。二(er)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)附近還有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)處有(you)(you)(you)趣的奇景(jing),一(yi)(yi)(yi)突(tu)兀的崖(ya)(ya)石聳立,正面看(kan)上去酷似(si)中國的版(ban)圖,得名(ming)(ming)“中華石”。
三龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)和(he)四龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)分別是群龍(long)(long)(long)戲水(shui)和(he)休(xiu)息的(de)(de)地方。四龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)到(dao)(dao)九龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)相距(ju)不(bu)遠,為(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)高崖上連續跌宕(dang)的(de)(de)幾個(ge)深潭,上下(xia)均(jun)有(you)瀑(pu)布,高度(du)約為(wei)(wei)數(shu)十米,層(ceng)層(ceng)疊疊,遇到(dao)(dao)雨季,玉珠飛濺(jian),水(shui)聲淙淙,景(jing)色甚為(wei)(wei)壯觀(guan)。五(wu)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)相傳是最具有(you)靈氣(qi)的(de)(de),能(neng)讓祈雨者(zhe)滿意(yi)而(er)歸,因傳有(you)老(lao)龍(long)(long)(long)常(chang)臥(wo)其中,故稱(cheng)“臥(wo)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)”。六龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)背后有(you)一(yi)(yi)凹(ao)進(jin)去(qu)的(de)(de)陰影(ying),遠遠看(kan)去(qu)像(xiang)(xiang)一(yi)(yi)幅(fu)觀(guan)音(yin)像(xiang)(xiang),面目慈祥,形(xing)(xing)狀象一(yi)(yi)個(ge)寶(bao)葫(hu)蘆,咕(gu)嘟咕(gu)嘟往下(xia)倒水(shui),村(cun)人(ren)(ren)說那(nei)是濟公和(he)尚醉后的(de)(de)酒葫(hu)蘆,這酒一(yi)(yi)泄(xie)下(xia),造就(jiu)了山(shan)里人(ren)(ren)好酒豪爽的(de)(de)性格(ge)。八(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)又叫龍(long)(long)(long)門關,兩石(shi)相對(dui)而(er)立,挾八(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)而(er)為(wei)(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)門,據(ju)說有(you)人(ren)(ren)曾(ceng)用8兩麻搓線捆上石(shi)頭投下(xia)去(qu)還沒有(you)到(dao)(dao)底(di)。九龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)離八(ba)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)40余米,一(yi)(yi)石(shi)崖伸到(dao)(dao)中央,水(shui)下(xia)有(you)孔相通,像(xiang)(xiang)牛(niu)鼻子(zi)可以(yi)穿繩,又叫牛(niu)鼻串。由(you)于植被茂密(mi),這九個(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)始終(zhong)滿貯清泉,不(bu)涸不(bu)竭,潭水(shui)飛瀑(pu)如(ru)串珠般相連,有(you)分有(you)合,千(qian)姿百態(tai),有(you)時(shi)迅(xun)猛奔騰,勢如(ru)驚雷;有(you)時(shi)蜿(wan)蜒(yan)曲折,舒緩纏綿。 再往上行至山(shan)頂,豁然開(kai)朗,兩山(shan)之間砌著一(yi)(yi)道長(chang)石(shi)壩,攔住清泉,形(xing)(xing)成(cheng)一(yi)(yi)灣(wan)水(shui)庫,高山(shan)出平(ping)湖,湖水(shui)清澈碧綠,似(si)一(yi)(yi)塊巨(ju)大的(de)(de)翡翠,山(shan)風陣陣,波光粼粼,疑為(wei)(wei)瑤琳仙境。四面群山(shan)如(ru)聚,樹(shu)木(mu)蔥蘢,青松古柏,生(sheng)意(yi)盎然,無論從那(nei)個(ge)方向看(kan)過去(qu),均(jun)如(ru)巨(ju)幅(fu)山(shan)水(shui)畫卷,景(jing)色秀美絕倫。九龍(long)(long)(long)池(chi)所處的(de)(de)峽谷,怪石(shi)崢嶸(rong),峭壁看(kan)似(si)驚險,卻有(you)路可攀,密(mi)林中蘭(lan)草叢生(sheng),苔蘚鋪地,瓊花(hua)玉葉隨處可見,實為(wei)(wei)一(yi)(yi)個(ge)觀(guan)景(jing)探險、健身休(xiu)閑的(de)(de)好去(qu)處。