石阡溫泉又名城南溫泉,其設施始建于明萬歷三十四年(即公元1606年),延續已有400多年的歷史,有著獨特傳統的洗浴文化,是既可洗浴又能直接飲用的天然礦泉溫泉
石阡溫泉(quan),久享盛名,歷史悠(you)久,譽貫黔(qian)疆,被贊為‘溫泉(quan)漱玉’、‘洞天福地’。眾多(duo)的神話傳說和(he)歷史故事(shi),更(geng)是增添(tian)了她(ta)的詩情畫意。
一(yi)(yi)、相(xiang)傳,在很久很久以前(qian),有一(yi)(yi)條冷龍(long)(long)(long)住在城南,一(yi)(yi)仙人趕著一(yi)(yi)條火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)經過此地,火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)喜歡上(shang)了(le)冷龍(long)(long)(long)如花似玉(yu)的(de)女(nv)(nv)兒,便(bian)要娶冷龍(long)(long)(long)的(de)女(nv)(nv)兒為(wei)妻。冷龍(long)(long)(long)不從,于是便(bian)與火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)打了(le)起來,雙方(fang)大戰了(le)九九八十(shi)一(yi)(yi)天(tian),最后(hou)冷龍(long)(long)(long)戰敗被趕到了(le)龍(long)(long)(long)底江<今(jin)(jin)龍(long)(long)(long)川河>的(de)下游<今(jin)(jin)距縣城兩(liang)公(gong)里處名叫冷龍(long)(long)(long)>。火(huo)龍(long)(long)(long)與冷龍(long)(long)(long)的(de)女(nv)(nv)兒結合,一(yi)(yi)冷一(yi)(yi)熱,便(bian)成了(le)今(jin)(jin)天(tian)的(de)城南溫(wen)泉(quan)。
二、傳(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo):原來(lai)有(you)一(yi)(yi)條(tiao)冷龍(long)住(zhu)在石阡的(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)南,他有(you)一(yi)(yi)個愛若珍寶的(de)(de)(de)女兒,生得(de)如花似玉。一(yi)(yi)條(tiao)火龍(long)經(jing)過(guo)石阡,看見了冷龍(long)姑(gu)娘(niang)(niang),一(yi)(yi)時意亂情(qing)迷,發誓要娶(qu)過(guo)來(lai)作自己的(de)(de)(de)妻子。經(jing)過(guo)若干努力,他終于和冷龍(long)姑(gu)娘(niang)(niang)結合(he)了。因為(wei)迷戀石阡的(de)(de)(de)風景(jing),火龍(long)當(dang)了倒插門的(de)(de)(de)上門女婿,從此留(liu)在石阡。他的(de)(de)(de)火熱(re)身軀與冷龍(long)姑(gu)娘(niang)(niang)的(de)(de)(de)冰(bing)肌玉骨融為(wei)一(yi)(yi)體,于是(shi)有(you)了一(yi)(yi)處(chu)處(chu)的(de)(de)(de)溫(wen)泉。還傳(chuan)說(shuo)(shuo),正(zheng)因為(wei)溫(wen)泉是(shi)愛情(qing)的(de)(de)(de)結合(he),所以總是(shi)能給人美麗與幸(xing)福。
三、相(xiang)傳遠古時,一位方(fang)(fang)士由(you)云(yun)南(nan)驅趕(gan)火(huo)龍(long)來(lai)到石(shi)阡,見這(zhe)里山(shan)清(qing)水(shui)秀、物(wu)華天寶(bao)、民(min)(min)風(feng)淳樸、不忍離去,就將(jiang)火(huo)龍(long)鎮(zhen)于江(jiang)(jiang)底(di)(di),令其尾在(zai)云(yun)南(nan),頭(tou)在(zai)石(shi)阡,使地下泉(quan)水(shui)經過火(huo)龍(long)加熱,噴出(chu)水(shui)來(lai)如熱湯滾滾,供人(ren)們浣浴。這(zhe)位方(fang)(fang)士臨終前,囑咐人(ren)們將(jiang)其遺體(ti)葬于溫泉(quan)邊小山(shan)的林中,在(zai)上面修(xiu)筑三層石(shi)塔,永(yong)鎮(zhen)火(huo)龍(long),讓(rang)其永(yong)遠為(wei)民(min)(min)造(zao)福。此(ci)處的江(jiang)(jiang)也因此(ci)改(gai)為(wei)“龍(long)底(di)(di)江(jiang)(jiang)”。
四、很久(jiu)以前(qian),石(shi)阡沒有(you)溫泉(quan)(quan)。不(bu)知何時,東海龍(long)(long)王的(de)龍(long)(long)太(tai)子(zi)金角(jiao)火(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)及田(tian)珩(heng)(heng)、蕓英夫婦(fu)游山玩水(shui)來到(dao)碧波清流的(de)石(shi)阡龍(long)(long)底(di)江(jiang),這里土地肥沃,山水(shui)秀麗(li),人(ren)民(min)安居(ju)樂業。金角(jiao)火(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)與田(tian)珩(heng)(heng)夫婦(fu)深感石(shi)阡是(shi)一個美麗(li)的(de)世外(wai)桃源,于是(shi)便(bian)(bian)(bian)長住(zhu)下來。金角(jiao)火(huo)(huo)龍(long)(long)扎根于古鎮傍河(he)底(di),數日(ri)后,便(bian)(bian)(bian)有(you)一股熱氣騰騰的(de)泉(quan)(quan)水(shui)從河(he)岸涌出,當地居(ju)民(min)為之驚喜(xi)。熱泉(quan)(quan)便(bian)(bian)(bian)發浣浴,能(neng)醫百(bai)病,成(cheng)阡民(min)萬代福(fu)氣。田(tian)珩(heng)(heng)夫婦(fu)每(mei)日(ri)守在(zai)泉(quan)(quan)邊,天長日(ri)久(jiu),倆人(ren)逐(zhu)漸變成(cheng)了兩片巨(ju)石(shi),將溫泉(quan)(quan)隔成(cheng)兩片,人(ren)們便(bian)(bian)(bian)在(zai)泉(quan)(quan)水(shui)邊建(jian)造樓(lou)閣,自(zi)然分(fen)成(cheng)了男女溫泉(quan)(quan)。