無源洞
巴(ba)東縣(xian)無源洞(dong)(dong)(dong)景(jing)區位于巴(ba)東縣(xian)城(cheng)東部10華里(li),距(ju)神農溪溪口15華里(li)。核心(xin)景(jing)區為3.5億年(nian)(nian)前地質運動形成的一(yi)(yi)個(ge)奇(qi)特峽巖(yan),與江水(shui)相匯成一(yi)(yi)個(ge)有(you)(you)內(nei)外平湖的半島(dao),其間溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)密(mi)布,泉瀑飛瀉,鳥語花香。北宋(song)一(yi)(yi)代名相寇準十(shi)九歲任(ren)巴(ba)東縣(xian)令(ling)時,在此(ci)寫下(xia)巴(ba)東詩詞125首,李商隱在此(ci)留下(xia)千古至情《巴(ba)山夜雨》,千余年(nian)(nian)巴(ba)東老(lao)城(cheng)已隱沒于景(jing)區望江亭畔,自然風光(guang)(guang)與人文勝(sheng)跡(ji)獨領(ling)巴(ba)東一(yi)(yi)方風光(guang)(guang)名勝(sheng)。 無源洞(dong)(dong)(dong),又名兀源洞(dong)(dong)(dong)、悟源洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。位于縣(xian)城(cheng)東郊10公里(li)的金子山麓,海(hai)拔200米處,有(you)(you)水(shui)、旱二洞(dong)(dong)(dong)相連,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)口高寬各丈余,據《縣(xian)志》載:以其泉“深(shen)遠莫測其源”而得名,洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)空曠,可容萬人,居人每避(bi)兵(bing)于此(ci)。雨季,溪水(shui)越洞(dong)(dong)(dong)頂而下(xia),形成水(shui)簾。洞(dong)(dong)(dong)內(nei)有(you)(you)峽,峽中有(you)(you)隧,隧里(li)又有(you)(you)大溶洞(dong)(dong)(dong)。各種鐘(zhong)乳石(shi)筍(sun)、石(shi)幔綴點其間,泉水(shui)穿隧過峽,涌出洞(dong)(dong)(dong)外,飛瀉于幽谷懸崖(ya),吐(tu)珠(zhu)泄(xie)玉(yu),蔚為壯觀,峽壁深(shen)處尚有(you)(you)《悟源仙泉》《靈山圣境》《川(chuan)流(liu)悟道》等多處摩巖(yan)石(shi)刻,歷為人們游憩之所。舊時稱巴(ba)東八(ba)景(jing)之一(yi)(yi)。