牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)位于(yu)牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)東側(ce),牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)在(zai)赤嶺鄉倪(ni)村南(nan)邊的(de)一個大(da)(da)(da)山谷(gu)中。牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)這(zhe)里山谷(gu)幽(you)靜,叢林(lin)(lin)豐茂,九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)池(chi)溪水碧綠澄澈,如大(da)(da)(da)小不一的(de)珍珠(zhu)翡翠散落(luo)其間。牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)景(jing)(jing)區位于(yu)唐代大(da)(da)(da)詩(shi)人李白、杜荀(xun)鶴多次詠誦的(de)秋浦河之源(yuan)頭。山岳風(feng)光秀(xiu)美綺(qi)麗。最高峰(feng)“牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)大(da)(da)(da)崗”海(hai)拔1727.6米,似牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)頂(ding)天而(er)立。 牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)景(jing)(jing)區內自 然(ran)生(sheng)態(tai)(tai)原始(shi)(shi),恬靜、幽(you)深,古木參天,奇樹(shu)(shu)(shu)非凡,牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)被游(you)人譽(yu)為(wei)“森林(lin)(lin)浴(yu)場”。春來鳥(niao)語花香(xiang),山花爛(lan)漫;夏坐龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)椅沖(chong)涼(liang),消暑養(yang)身;秋賞(shang)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)山江葉(xie),層(ceng)林(lin)(lin)盡染;冬至玉樹(shu)(shu)(shu)冰花,琉璃仙境。欲仙欲幻(huan),一派桃源(yuan)景(jing)(jing)象。現已(yi)開發的(de)主要(yao)景(jing)(jing)點(dian)有九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個形(xing)態(tai)(tai)各異的(de)池(chi)潭,是整體(ti)巖體(ti)形(xing)成,形(xing)似人工雕琢,罕見(jian)的(de)自然(ran)地(di)質奇觀;三百多年(nian)的(de)參天古樹(shu)(shu)(shu);龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)鳳呈祥(松(song)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)和櫧樹(shu)(shu)(shu))同根生(sheng),世上罕見(jian);九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)湖(hu)屬高山平湖(hu),泛舟(zhou)湖(hu)面可與張家界寶豐湖(hu)相媲美,湖(hu)面四周,皆系原始(shi)(shi)森林(lin)(lin)。空氣清(qing)新,牯(gu)牛(niu)(niu)降(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)(long)是人們所向往丘然(ran)氧(yang)吧。
相傳,牯牛降(jiang)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)有(you)座寺(si)廟(miao)(miao)(miao),僧侶眾(zhong)多,香(xiang)客不(bu)絕。有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)年大旱,無(wu)數(shu)災民成群結隊來(lai)到九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)廟(miao)(miao)(miao),祈求大佛降(jiang)甘霖(lin)以(yi)救(jiu)民苦(ku)。有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)小僧乃真龍(long)(long)(long)(long)化(hua)身,有(you)呼風喚雨(yu)(yu)(yu)的(de)本事,生了悲(bei)憫之(zhi)心。他騰身一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)躍,倒翻九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)筋斗,著地(di)處(chu)即成了九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)洞(dong)池(chi)(chi)(chi),到了廟(miao)(miao)(miao)前,又隨(sui)手一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)劃,一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股清(qing)泉順流而(er)下(xia),如一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)條白練,連接著九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)洞(dong)池(chi)(chi)(chi),即形(xing)成了如今的(de)九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)個(ge)(ge)(ge)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)。村人(ren)說九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)水(shui)(shui)(shui)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)很靈,以(yi)前山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)有(you)座祈雨(yu)(yu)(yu)臺(tai),石(shi)(shi)臺(tai)、東(dong)至、青(qing)陽和(he)祁(qi)門4縣遇(yu)有(you)大旱,便有(you)人(ren)來(lai)此祈雨(yu)(yu)(yu)。祈雨(yu)(yu)(yu)須由青(qing)壯男子焚香(xiang)沐(mu)浴后,身帶竹(zhu)筒,來(lai)到祈雨(yu)(yu)(yu)臺(tai),虔誠禱告,然(ran)后取第(di)五龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)的(de)神(shen)水(shui)(shui)(shui)晝夜不(bu)停趕回家鄉,即會一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)路烏(wu)云,電閃雷鳴,雨(yu)(yu)(yu)隨(sui)人(ren)至。傳說令人(ren)神(shen)往,其實九(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)就(jiu)是山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)股清(qing)泉,順勢流下(xia)時在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)澗(jian)里(li)形(xing)成的(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)個(ge)(ge)(ge)小水(shui)(shui)(shui)潭(tan)。然(ran)而(er),由于(yu)水(shui)(shui)(shui)至清(qing)、石(shi)(shi)至奇,水(shui)(shui)(shui)因石(shi)(shi)而(er)增色,石(shi)(shi)得(de)水(shui)(shui)(shui)而(er)鮮(xian)活(huo)(huo),水(shui)(shui)(shui)石(shi)(shi)相映,變(bian)幻莫測(ce),形(xing)成一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)奇景,曾有(you)人(ren)盛(sheng)譽為(wei)“黃山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)第(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)景”,足見其景色之(zhi)美。 從山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)順溪而(er)上(shang),溪中(zhong)石(shi)(shi)塊如壇,圓(yuan)溜(liu)規整,兩岸山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)花異草,引人(ren)入勝。始進山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),即有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)(shi)崖(ya),溪水(shui)(shui)(shui)溢(yi)崖(ya)而(er)下(xia),落地(di)成池(chi)(chi)(chi),為(wei)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi),丈余,池(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)淺(qian)處(chu)黃綠,深處(chu)墨綠。據說是龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)洗澡的(de)地(di)方,村人(ren)又叫龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)澡盆,上(shang)方陡壁(bi)上(shang)有(you)形(xing)似太師椅(yi)(yi)的(de)河潭(tan),是龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)納涼(liang)的(de)寶座,故名(ming)“龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)(yi)”。龍(long)(long)(long)(long)王(wang)(wang)椅(yi)(yi)左上(shang)方橫排有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)學堂基,占(zhan)地(di)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)畝左右(you),是古代村中(zhong)文人(ren)讀書的(de)地(di)方,學堂不(bu)知毀于(yu)何時。二龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)是一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)不(bu)規則池(chi)(chi)(chi)潭(tan),靠山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)峭壁(bi)長出一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)圓(yuan)柱(zhu)型(xing)伸到潭(tan)底,宛如老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)汲水(shui)(shui)(shui),惟妙(miao)惟肖。池(chi)(chi)(chi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)較深,黑不(bu)見底。往前數(shu)十步,左側有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)石(shi)(shi)拱背屈腿(tui),活(huo)(huo)像一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)(ge)(ge)蛤蟆,這就(jiu)是蛤蟆石(shi)(shi)。二龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)附近(jin)還有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)處(chu)有(you)趣(qu)的(de)奇景,一(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)(yi)突(tu)兀的(de)崖(ya)石(shi)(shi)聳(song)立,正(zheng)面(mian)看(kan)上(shang)去酷似中(zhong)國的(de)版圖,得(de)名(ming)“中(zhong)華石(shi)(shi)”。
三(san)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)和(he)(he)四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)分(fen)(fen)別是群龍(long)(long)(long)(long)戲(xi)水(shui)和(he)(he)休息(xi)的(de)(de)(de)地(di)方。四龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)到九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)(xiang)距(ju)不(bu)遠,為(wei)一(yi)(yi)高崖(ya)(ya)上(shang)(shang)連(lian)(lian)續跌宕的(de)(de)(de)幾個深潭,上(shang)(shang)下(xia)均有(you)瀑(pu)布,高度約(yue)為(wei)數十(shi)米(mi),層層疊(die)疊(die),遇(yu)到雨季,玉珠(zhu)飛濺,水(shui)聲淙(cong)淙(cong),景(jing)(jing)(jing)色甚為(wei)壯觀。五(wu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)相(xiang)(xiang)傳是最(zui)具有(you)靈氣的(de)(de)(de),能讓祈(qi)雨者滿(man)意而歸,因傳有(you)老龍(long)(long)(long)(long)常臥其(qi)中(zhong),故稱“臥龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)”。六龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)背后有(you)一(yi)(yi)凹進去(qu)的(de)(de)(de)陰影(ying),遠遠看去(qu)像一(yi)(yi)幅觀音像,面(mian)目慈祥(xiang),形(xing)狀象一(yi)(yi)個寶(bao)葫蘆,咕(gu)嘟咕(gu)嘟往下(xia)倒水(shui),村人(ren)說那是濟公和(he)(he)尚醉后的(de)(de)(de)酒(jiu)葫蘆,這(zhe)酒(jiu)一(yi)(yi)泄下(xia),造(zao)就了山里人(ren)好(hao)酒(jiu)豪爽(shuang)的(de)(de)(de)性格。八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)又叫龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門(men)關,兩石(shi)相(xiang)(xiang)對而立,挾(xie)八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)而為(wei)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)門(men),據說有(you)人(ren)曾用8兩麻搓線捆上(shang)(shang)石(shi)頭投下(xia)去(qu)還沒有(you)到底。九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)離八龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)40余米(mi),一(yi)(yi)石(shi)崖(ya)(ya)伸到中(zhong)央(yang),水(shui)下(xia)有(you)孔(kong)相(xiang)(xiang)通,像牛鼻(bi)子可以穿繩,又叫牛鼻(bi)串(chuan)。由(you)于植被茂密,這(zhe)九(jiu)個龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)始終(zhong)滿(man)貯清泉(quan),不(bu)涸不(bu)竭,潭水(shui)飛瀑(pu)如串(chuan)珠(zhu)般相(xiang)(xiang)連(lian)(lian),有(you)分(fen)(fen)有(you)合,千姿百(bai)態,有(you)時(shi)迅(xun)猛奔騰,勢如驚(jing)雷;有(you)時(shi)蜿(wan)蜒(yan)曲折,舒緩(huan)纏綿。 再往上(shang)(shang)行至山頂,豁然開(kai)朗,兩山之間砌(qi)著一(yi)(yi)道長石(shi)壩,攔住清泉(quan),形(xing)成一(yi)(yi)灣水(shui)庫,高山出(chu)平湖,湖水(shui)清澈(che)碧綠,似一(yi)(yi)塊(kuai)巨(ju)大的(de)(de)(de)翡翠,山風陣陣,波光粼(lin)(lin)粼(lin)(lin),疑為(wei)瑤琳仙境。四面(mian)群山如聚,樹木蔥蘢,青松古柏,生(sheng)意盎然,無論(lun)從那個方向(xiang)看過去(qu),均如巨(ju)幅山水(shui)畫卷,景(jing)(jing)(jing)色秀美(mei)絕倫。九(jiu)龍(long)(long)(long)(long)池(chi)(chi)(chi)(chi)所處的(de)(de)(de)峽谷,怪石(shi)崢嶸,峭(qiao)壁看似驚(jing)險,卻有(you)路可攀,密林中(zhong)蘭(lan)草叢生(sheng),苔蘚(xian)鋪地(di),瓊花玉葉(xie)隨處可見(jian),實為(wei)一(yi)(yi)個觀景(jing)(jing)(jing)探險、健身休閑的(de)(de)(de)好(hao)去(qu)處。