鐵山(shan)(shan)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)始建于1981年(nian),1985年(nian)正式開(kai)放,占地580余畝,是鄒城市(shi)內(nei)(nei)規模最大(da)的公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的特點(dian)是圍山(shan)(shan)而建,山(shan)(shan)是一座(zuo)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)是一座(zuo)山(shan)(shan),公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的中心建筑是秀(xiu)靈院(yuan),在此(ci)憑欄俯瞰(kan),公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)美景(jing)(jing)盡收眼底,遠望(wang)可盡覽(lan)鄒城全(quan)貌。院(yuan)內(nei)(nei)清泉流水,荷花水面開(kai),院(yuan)內(nei)(nei)蘇式長(chang)廊,迂回(hui)曲(qu)折,錯(cuo)落(luo)有致。鐵山(shan)(shan)之陽斜鋪著(zhu)一片巨大(da)的石(shi)砰,是全(quan)國重點(dian)文物保護單位(wei)——鐵山(shan)(shan)摩崖石(shi)刻。與泰山(shan)(shan)經石(shi)峪齊(qi)名,吸(xi)引著(zhu)國內(nei)(nei)外(wai)游(you)(you)客游(you)(you)覽(lan),公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)先(xian)后(hou)開(kai)辟(pi)了游(you)(you)樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、動物園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、碧桃(tao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、月季園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、牡(mu)丹(dan)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、櫻桃(tao)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、梅花園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)等景(jing)(jing)區(qu),逐漸形(xing)成了景(jing)(jing)中有景(jing)(jing),園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)中有園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的獨特風格,近年(nian)來,公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)已形(xing)成為市(shi)民休閑、娛樂(le)、鍛(duan)煉的好(hao)場所。
鄒(zou)(zou)城的(de)鐵山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、崗(gang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、葛山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、尖(jian)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、嶧山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)摩崖刻(ke)經(簡(jian)稱鄒(zou)(zou)城刻(ke)經),是(shi)北(bei)(bei)齊、北(bei)(bei)周時期著名僧侶(lv)書(shu)(shu)法家(jia)刊刻(ke)在花崗(gang)巖石壁的(de)佛經和(he)(he)題跋文(wen)字(zi)(zi)。其書(shu)(shu)法藝術隸(li)楷(kai)相(xiang)間(jian)、方圓兼備(bei),古(gu)樸雄渾(hun),被古(gu)代書(shu)(shu)法家(jia)譽為(wei)“大(da)字(zi)(zi)鼻(bi)祖、榜(bang)書(shu)(shu)之宗”。四山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)刻(ke)經對(dui)探討(tao)我國北(bei)(bei)朝時期漢(han)字(zi)(zi)隸(li)楷(kai)演變及書(shu)(shu)法藝術具有重要的(de)價值,同時對(dui)研(yan)究中(zhong)國宗教文(wen)化(hua)也是(shi)極為(wei)罕見的(de)資料(liao)。千百年(nian)來(lai)(lai)鄒(zou)(zou)城刻(ke)經引(yin)起眾多書(shu)(shu)法家(jia)的(de)喜愛和(he)(he)推崇,許多金石學(xue)、書(shu)(shu)法理論典籍相(xiang)繼著錄。近年(nian)來(lai)(lai),在鄒(zou)(zou)城相(xiang)繼召開(kai)了國際學(xue)術研(yan)討(tao)會,出版(ban)了《北(bei)(bei)朝摩崖刻(ke)經全集》和(he)(he)論文(wen)集,每年(nian)有大(da)批中(zhong)外書(shu)(shu)法家(jia)來(lai)(lai)鄒(zou)(zou)城考(kao)察(cha)、觀摩北(bei)(bei)朝刻(ke)經。