其風姿秀(xiu)美(mei),景(jing)色(se)宜人(ren),山上石(shi)人(ren)、石(shi)馬、石(shi)洞(dong)等歷史(shi)古跡記(ji)載著歷史(shi)的變遷(qian),流(liu)淌水泉述(shu)說著千(qian)古流(liu)傳的故事。此地雖(sui)風景(jing)優(you)美(mei),以前卻很少有游人(ren)光顧。2002年(nian)5月,鎮西堡農民劉鐵(tie)民創作的評書《大(da)臺山傳奇》在鐵(tie)嶺(ling)電(dian)視臺播出后,增加了(le)大(da)臺山的知名度。2002年(nian)五一節期間(jian),引來(lai)全省各(ge)地游人(ren)來(lai)此觀(guan)光,共接待游客20000多人(ren)。
大(da)(da)(da)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)海拔225.4米,孤(gu)峰矗立,拔地而(er)起,幅(fu)員4.4平方公(gong)里(li),登山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遠眺(tiao)東(dong)看開原(yuan)市,南看鐵嶺城,西南看沈陽城,西看調(diao)兵山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),北有(you)遼河(he)灣,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳下是汪河(he)水(shui)庫,大(da)(da)(da)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體南北走向,頂峰東(dong)南西三面山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)坡(po)陡峭,怪(guai)石嶙峋,北坡(po)分成四(si)支(zhi)緩(huan)緩(huan)落(luo)下,形似一(yi)只展翅翱翔藍(lan)天(tian)的(de)雄鷹(ying)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)前一(yi)片開闊(kuo)地,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)后(hou)遼河(he)環繞山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)麓,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)間(jian)(jian)草(cao)木(mu)繁盛。有(you)詩形容:“霜(shuang)似彩粉染(ran)青山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、紅黃藍(lan)紫不一(yi)般,上(shang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)忘卻回頭路、日落(luo)醉倒(dao)在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)顛(dian)。”現建(jian)有(you)龍首山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)綠色農(nong)業(ye)生態園(yuan)及旅游度假中心。大(da)(da)(da)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)由于明代以前山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)設有(you)大(da)(da)(da)墩臺(tai)(tai)(tai),故名(ming)大(da)(da)(da)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。現在,明代烽(feng)火臺(tai)(tai)(tai)遺址還(huan)(huan)依稀可見(jian);相(xiang)傳清康(kang)熙年間(jian)(jian)奇(qi)人(ren)紀曉棠(tang)出家于此,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)曾建(jian)有(you)紀曉棠(tang)廟宇和道士張心仿的(de)宮(gong)(gong)觀———抱(bao)元(yuan)宮(gong)(gong),至今還(huan)(huan)有(you)很(hen)多神話(hua)傳說流(liu)傳民間(jian)(jian)。當地鎮西堡(bao)村村民劉(liu)鐵民10年心血(xue)寫成章回體小說《大(da)(da)(da)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)傳奇(qi)》,洋洋灑灑60萬字,使(shi)“仙風道骨”的(de)大(da)(da)(da)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)又添上(shang)了一(yi)層鄉土文化(hua)氣息。
受鐵嶺縣(xian)招商引(yin)資(zi)政策(ce)和鐵嶺縣(xian)大(da)(da)臺(tai)山(shan)(shan)濃(nong)厚的歷史文化(hua)氛圍(wei)的吸引(yin),沈陽靚(jing)馬集團決定投資(zi)開發大(da)(da)臺(tai)山(shan)(shan)旅游(you)資(zi)源,2006年5月(yue)5日(ri)舉行了大(da)(da)臺(tai)山(shan)(shan)開發奠基儀式,同時宣布靈(ling)山(shan)(shan)寺旅游(you)風(feng)景(jing)區(qu)正式對外(wai)開放。該項目共(gong)投資(zi)5000多(duo)萬元,建設旅游(you)景(jing)點,一期工程預計(ji)于2007年5月(yue)份結束(shu)。