白(bai)(bai)乳(ru)泉(quan)(quan)背依荊(jing)山(shan)(shan),面臨淮河(he),東和(he)(he)禹(yu)王廟(miao)隔河(he)相(xiang)望,西與(yu)卞(bian)(bian)(bian)和(he)(he)洞為鄰。泉(quan)(quan)右有雙烈祠(ci),祠(ci)上有半山(shan)(shan)亭,可(ke)俯瞰懷遠全城(cheng)。白(bai)(bai)乳(ru)泉(quan)(quan)和(he)(he)杭州虎(hu)跑泉(quan)(quan)泉(quan)(quan)水相(xiang)似,蘊含多種(zhong)礦物質,表面張(zhang)力極強(qiang),傾注于(yu)杯(bei)中,能高出杯(bei)面而不外溢,且能浮起(qi)硬幣,非常奇特(te)。據史料記載,春秋時楚(chu)(chu)人卞(bian)(bian)(bian)和(he)(he)在(zai)荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)采得(de)一塊(kuai)(kuai)價(jia)值連城(cheng)的璞玉(yu),敬獻給楚(chu)(chu)王。因宮中玉(yu)工不識寶,卞(bian)(bian)(bian)和(he)(he)先(xian)后以欺君之(zhi)罪被楚(chu)(chu)厲王和(he)(he)楚(chu)(chu)武(wu)王砍去(qu)雙足。及楚(chu)(chu)文(wen)王即位,卞(bian)(bian)(bian)和(he)(he)抱璞哭于(yu)荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)之(zhi)下(xia)。文(wen)王被卞(bian)(bian)(bian)和(he)(he)的赤(chi)誠之(zhi)心所動,派玉(yu)匠(jiang)剖璞,終于(yu)琢成一塊(kuai)(kuai)世之(zhi)罕寶——和(he)(he)氏璧。傳(chuan)說白(bai)(bai)乳(ru)泉(quan)(quan)就是(shi)從卞(bian)(bian)(bian)和(he)(he)的眼淚沖刷(shua)成的石(shi)坑中流(liu)出的。白(bai)(bai)乳(ru)泉(quan)(quan)原名白(bai)(bai)龜(gui)泉(quan)(quan),相(xiang)傳(chuan)唐貞元(yuan)(yuan)年(nian)間,泉(quan)(quan)內曾有白(bai)(bai)龜(gui)流(liu)出,因此(ci)(ci)得(de)名。宋(song)元(yuan)(yuan)佑(you)七年(nian),詩人蘇(su)東坡與(yu)其二子蘇(su)迨、蘇(su)過自河(he)南(nan)赴杭州過此(ci)(ci),見泉(quan)(quan)水奇特(te),譽(yu)為“天下(xia)第七泉(quan)(quan)”,并留下(xia)《游(you)涂山(shan)(shan)荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)記所見》詩:“荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)碧相(xiang)照,楚(chu)(chu)水清可(ke)亂。刖人有余(yu)杭,美石(shi)肖溫瓚。
白(bai)乳泉,背依荊(jing)山,面臨淮水,卞和(he)洞(dong)以谷為鄰。周(zhou)圍峰巒疊翠,榴林似海,綠樹掩映(ying),芳(fang)草如(ru)茵(yin),是遠近聞名的(de)天(tian)然佳境。
龜泉(quan)木(mu)杪出,牛乳(ru)石(shi)池漫(man)······”因泉(quan)水甘(gan)美呈乳(ru)色,后人改名白乳(ru)泉(quan)。
清光緒年間(jian),鄉紳李少(shao)五于泉南建大仙(xian)廟(miao)(miao)。嗣后(hou),崇(chong)奉道教的“師呂(lv)道人”宮爾鐸棄官(guan)歸里,拆大仙(xian)廟(miao)(miao)建呂(lv)祖殿,隱居(ju)于此(ci)。一九(jiu)二四年,安徽督軍馬聯甲(jia)赴(fu)亳禁煙過(guo)此(ci),捐款于泉西北建望(wang)淮樓。