白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)國家級風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)位于湘中(zhong)新(xin)邵(shao)縣境內(nei)，核心景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)在(zai)嚴塘鎮白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)村(cun)，距(ju)縣城釀溪鎮12公(gong)(gong)里，區(qu)域以(yi)(yi)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)村(cun)為(wei)(wei)主體，包含洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)口村(cun)、岱山(shan)林場部分土地，總面積11．90平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)里。融山(shan)秀(xiu)、水(shui)(shui)(shui)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)、洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)幻、石奇和人(ren)文(wen)攸豐于一體，是具(ju)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)千年旅(lv)游(you)(you)史的(de)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)勝地。沿棠溪徑北，縱(zong)深(shen)10公(gong)(gong)里，兩山(shan)回環夾(jia)峙(zhi)，群(qun)峰拱衛，幽(you)深(shen)秀(xiu)雅，其形似(si)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)，中(zhong)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)瀑布溪流(liu)，水(shui)(shui)(shui)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)如銀，故(gu)名(ming)。早在(zai)明代， 白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)就(jiu)是湘中(zhong)的(de)旅(lv)游(you)(you)勝地，文(wen)人(ren)墨客紛來沓(ta)至(zhi)，多有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)贊詠(yong)。清人(ren)楊太(tai)灝著(zhu)(zhu)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)《白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)游(you)(you)記》、 李(li)(li)厚培著(zhu)(zhu)有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)《白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)紀勝集》。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)于1999年經(jing)(jing)省人(ren)民政府(fu)正式批準為(wei)(wei)省級風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)，2002年4月經(jing)(jing)國家旅(lv) 游(you)(you)局正式評定為(wei)(wei)AA級旅(lv)游(you)(you)區(qu)。白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)以(yi)(yi)其山(shan)清水(shui)(shui)(shui)秀(xiu)、洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)幻石奇、人(ren) 文(wen)攸豐而(er)著(zhu)(zhu)稱于世(shi)(shi)。風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)現有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)景(jing)(jing)(jing)點(dian)480多處，一級 景(jing)(jing)(jing)點(dian)30處，省、市重(zhong)點(dian)保(bao)護文(wen)物8處。自(zi)然景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)"高峽平(ping)湖"、"流(liu)泉飛瀑"、 "地下溶(rong)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)群(qun)"、 "一線天"、"洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)天門"、 “白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”等(deng) ， “白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)龍(long)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)”以(yi)(yi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)奇和石怪聞名(ming)世(shi)(shi)界(jie)，2002年12月中(zhong)央電視臺(tai)專題采訪 此洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)并稱譽之為(wei)(wei)世(shi)(shi)界(jie)奇景(jing)(jing)(jing)， 人(ren)文(wen)景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀有(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)(you)寺院、宗祠、 牌坊、古(gu)墓葬、名(ming)人(ren)故(gu)居(ju)等(deng)，其中(zhong)保(bao)存較為(wei)(wei) 完好的(de)太(tai)平(ping)天國古(gu)戰場遺(yi)址(zhi)、抗日戰爭遺(yi)址(zhi)和李(li)(li)臣典、劉策成、廖耀湘、李(li)(li)文(wen)、李(li)(li)公(gong)(gong)望等(deng)名(ming)人(ren)故(gu)居(ju)給白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)增添了濃厚的(de)歷史文(wen)化色彩。
白水洞風景名勝區(qu)處(chu)于湘(xiang)中城市(shi)群 （邵陽、冷江、漣源(yuan)、婁底）的懷抱之中。
白(bai)水(shui)洞風景名勝區(qu)(qu)包括白(bai)水(shui)洞景區(qu)(qu)、資江小三峽(xia)風光(guang)帶，白(bai)云巖(yan)景點三個組成(cheng)(cheng)機體，總面積(ji)17.06平(ping)方(fang)公(gong)里。其中(zhong)核(he)心(xin)景區(qu)(qu)位于(yu)嚴塘鎮(zhen)白(bai)水(shui)洞村(cun)，總面積(ji)11.9平(ping)方(fang)公(gong)里，擁有重(zhong)要景點480余處，省、市重(zhong)點保護(hu)單(dan)位20余處，分布于(yu)一(yi)區(qu)(qu)、一(yi)帶、一(yi)點。景區(qu)(qu)內山(shan)青(qing)、水(shui)秀、石奇、洞幻、人文(wen)悠(you)遠的絕妙(miao)融匯，堪稱天下名勝之稀珍。對此，昔人題詠甚多，一(yi)個半世(shi)紀以前已成(cheng)(cheng)為游覽(lan)圣(sheng)地(di)。
自然景觀(guan)有(you)：飛虹(hong)瀑(pu)布(bu)、水(shui)(shui)(shui)簾洞瀑(pu)布(bu)、羅山(shan)湖(hu)瀑(pu)布(bu)、七仙瀑(pu)布(bu)等(deng)。如帶如緞，奔流千仞。晴則(ze)日光映(ying)之，作五色(se)長虹(hong)。古(gu)人(ren)有(you)“仰觀(guan)瀑(pu)布(bu)泉，霏霏散玉屑”的(de)(de)詩(shi)句，堪(kan)為天下之奇特；白(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)神宮(gong)溶(rong)洞，博大幽廣，景色(se)詭(gui)奇，堂皇富麗，宛如地下宮(gong)殿，人(ren)稱亞洲(zhou)一(yi)絕；白(bai)云巖(yan)兩宜寺僅(jin)次于南岳(yue)的(de)(de)佛教(jiao)圣地；地造天設的(de)(de)武(wu)土崖、仙人(ren)巷，鬼斧神工(gong)的(de)(de)駱駝(tuo)峰(feng)、卓筆峰(feng)獨具一(yi)格，資江小三峽勝于長江小三峽，人(ren)文景觀(guan)40余處，有(you)數(shu)(shu)千年留下來(lai)的(de)(de)古(gu)化石(shi)、古(gu)建(jian)筑、石(shi)墓葬(zang)、古(gu)寺院(yuan)等(deng)，數(shu)(shu)不(bu)勝數(shu)(shu)。白(bai)水(shui)(shui)(shui)洞冬(dong)暖夏晾，四季(ji)分(fen)明(ming)，水(shui)(shui)(shui)旱兩路如織若網，交通(tong)(tong)便捷，水(shui)(shui)(shui)電、通(tong)(tong)訊(xun)等(deng)服務設施(shi)齊全，深受專家的(de)(de)贊譽和游客的(de)(de)青(qing)睞，是旅游觀(guan)光、休閑避(bi)暑(shu)、科學考古(gu)研究與探險的(de)(de)最佳去(qu)處。
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