水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)坐落于(yu)廣西(xi)(xi)玉(yu)林市東(dong)南部。在(zai)玉(yu)林與北流、陸(lu)川縣(xian)交界處,距玉(yu)林市區(qu)約(yue)(yue)11公(gong)(gong)里(li)。水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)整個巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)區(qu),東(dong)北起自(zi)紅日(ri)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),西(xi)(xi)南止于(yu)龍(long)珠湖。呈橢圓(yuan)形(xing),長5公(gong)(gong)里(li)。寬1公(gong)(gong)里(li)多(duo),面(mian)積7平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里(li),加上周圍的保護地帶,總面(mian)積約(yue)(yue)15平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里(li),屬石(shi)灰巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)溶地貌。峰林挺拔(ba),風(feng)景優美。明天(tian)啟二年(nian)(1622年(nian))曹學全《廣西(xi)(xi)名(ming)勝志》載:“水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)在(zai)州南二十公(gong)(gong)里(li),洞(dong)(dong)中虛(xu)明,石(shi)乳凝結瑯干倒垂,澗水(shui)(shui)從(cong)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中流,蕩漾(yang)擊石(shi),遵澗行為(wei)(wei)陰洞(dong)(dong),游(you)必(bi)列炬,跨木渡(du)澗。數十步,水(shui)(shui)石(shi)益奇,削為(wei)(wei)芙蓉(rong),伸為(wei)(wei)神掌,渦盤柱立,翔飛疾馳,無所(suo)不有”。崇禎十年(nian)(1637年(nian))7月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)27日(ri)徐霞(xia)(xia)客(ke)(ke)游(you)水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan),在(zai)《徐霞(xia)(xia)客(ke)(ke)游(you)記(ji)》中稱水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)有:“兩洞(dong)(dong)”“四勝”“雙(shuang)(shuang)流”“三竇(dou)”。“兩洞(dong)(dong)”既明洞(dong)(dong)和(he)陰洞(dong)(dong);“四勝”是水(shui)(shui)旁(pang)蹲石(shi)夾流、兀突(tu)作獅(shi)象形(xing)、洞(dong)(dong)頂(ding)垂石(shi)天(tian)橋、交龍(long)舞螭;“雙(shuang)(shuang)流”指同(tong)江和(he)華塘(tang)水(shui)(shui)在(zai)壟中匯合;“三竇(dou)”指巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)中有三支洞(dong)(dong)。水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)洞(dong)(dong)壁上摩(mo)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)刻(ke)詩很多(duo),其中有“洞(dong)(dong)門遙(yao)與水(shui)(shui)門映,半(ban)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)還成滿月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)浮”,形(xing)象地描(miao)繪水(shui)(shui)月(yue)(yue)(yue)(yue)巖(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)及其景色(se)。
水(shui)月巖(yan)中(zhong)有(you)(you)一個(ge)暗洞(dong)(dong),名叫(jiao)“藏(zang)過(guo)朝(chao)”。據當地(di)群眾說,明(ming)惠帝(di)(di)(明(ming)太(tai)祖朱元璋太(tai)孫朱允文(wen)(wen))曾避難在(zai)這里,躲過(guo)了(le)幾(ji)朝(chao)皇帝(di)(di),到(dao)了(le)明(ming)英宗正統五(wu)年(1440年),他率尚存的(de)(de)十二名隨從,離開水(shui)月巖(yan),到(dao)思恩府境(府治在(zai)武鳴),自動公開身份說:“我是建文(wen)(wen)皇帝(di)(di)”。巡方御使飛章奏間,有(you)(you)旨送歸(gui)燕京,時建文(wen)(wen)帝(di)(di)已六十四歲,后來當地(di)群眾就(jiu)把此洞(dong)(dong)稱為“藏(zang)過(guo)朝(chao)”。洞(dong)(dong)中(zhong)鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)千(qian)姿百(bai)態,洞(dong)(dong)道呈“上”字形,洞(dong)(dong)長1公里,分(fen)明(ming)洞(dong)(dong)與暗洞(dong)(dong)兩段(duan),洞(dong)(dong)口石(shi)壁上有(you)(you)明(ming)代石(shi)刻(ke)“水(shui)月巖(yan)”3字。路洞(dong)(dong)江水(shui)自南至東(dong)北(bei)角流(liu)過(guo)明(ming)洞(dong)(dong),水(shui)面寬(kuan)達(da)十多米,山頂有(you)(you)一個(ge)通漏的(de)(de)小洞(dong)(dong),日光(guang)透射著加(jia)回旋(xuan)的(de)(de)清(qing)波,如溶溶月色(se),雅潔嘗心。洞(dong)(dong)景(jing)寬(kuan)曠瑰(gui)麗,可容(rong)千(qian)人,在(zai)洞(dong)(dong)里逞(cheng)目抒懷(huai),頓覺月夜之(zhi)銀(yin)河星(xing)際,真是海闊天(tian)空(kong),故有(you)(you)“水(shui)月巖(yan)虛(xu)射斗牛”稱頌(song)。還有(you)(you)一個(ge)40平方米寬(kuan)的(de)(de)天(tian)然舞臺(tai),鐘(zhong)乳(ru)石(shi)筍作帳幕,妙然天(tian)成,別(bie)有(you)(you)奇趣。
從玉林市區打摩(mo)托車可(ke)以(yi)直達(da),也(ye)就是十(shi)多分(fen)鐘(zhong)到(dao)半個小時之間的車程;大概要三(san)到(dao)五元(yuan)錢。也(ye)可(ke)以(yi)打的,起步四元(yuan)。