半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)距洞口(kou)縣(xian)城十(shi)二公(gong)里(li),沿省道1805線右(you)(you)側西進二公(gong)里(li),位(wei)于(yu)古都梁牛欄(lan)山(shan)境(jing)內(nei),現屬(shu)雪峰山(shan)脈一支(zhi)。該處(chu)群峰聳峙,山(shan)巒陡峭入云,素有“南岳歸來不(bu)看(kan)山(shan),半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)歸來不(bu)看(kan)岳”之(zhi)說。每年(nian)春雨之(zhi)時,一川(chuan)蜿蜒而(er)出(chu),雖峰回路轉,水流湍急,總呈“半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)清澈半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)濁(zhuo)”之(zhi)奇(qi)景(jing),因而(er)得“半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)”之(zhi)名。五十(shi)年(nian)代(dai),在川(chuan)口(kou)攔河筑壩,建(jian)半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)水庫(ku),水色澄(cheng)碧,似一塊璞(pu)玉鑲嵌在奇(qi)峰疊巒之(zhi)間(jian),青山(shan)綠水,人入其境(jing),流連忘返(fan)。半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)共(gong)有一龍、三潭、四(si)瀑、六(liu)洞、九沖、十(shi)三嶺、十(shi)八峰、二十(shi)四(si)石(shi)等大小近百處(chu)景(jing)點(dian),半(ban)(ban)(ban)江(jiang)(jiang)口(kou)左獅(shi)右(you)(you)象(xiang),隔江(jiang)(jiang)相(xiang)望。
臨江過橋(qiao),橋(qiao)連賀(he)仙(xian)(xian)寺(si)(si)。該(gai)寺(si)(si)始建(jian)于乾(qian)隆(long)十六年,今賀(he)仙(xian)(xian)寺(si)(si)為九三年捐資重建(jian),其寺(si)(si)古樸雄偉,正殿塑(su)有賀(he)仙(xian)(xian)圣像(xiang),寺(si)(si)旁有賀(he)仙(xian)(xian)像(xiang)。