月岩位于道县境内,湖南省第二高峰韭菜岭下,背靠巍然挺拔的都庞岭,面朝清塘群峰耸立的石灰岩峰林。森林公园内的人文、地质地貌、水文和天象景观丰富而奇特,有月岩厅洞、一线天峡谷等众多象形山石。尤以月岩最为著名,有“一洞三月”景观,堪称地质奇观,明代地理学家徐霞客游览月岩后感慨:永南诸景殿岩,道州月岩第一。
Yueyan (MoonCave) NationalForest Park
Located inDaoxianCounty, Yueyan National Forest Park perches under the foot of Jiucai (Leek) Mountain, second highestpeakofHunanProvince, which leans against the tall and straightDupangMountainand faces the undulating lime rock peaks ofQingtangMountain. The landscape on human, geology and physiognomy, hydrology, and astronomical phenomena are rich and unique. There areYanyueHallCaveandYixiantianCanyonin the park and theYanyueHallCaveis the highlight, bearing the wondering landscape of “three moons in one cave”. After his sightseeing of Yanyue Cave, Xu Xiake, a geographer in Ming Dynasty, praised in admiration that: Of all the Cliffs and Caves in south Yongzhou, the Yueyan Cave of Daoxian County is the best.”