艾山(shan)風景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)距離城(cheng)區(qu)(qu)(qu)約20公(gong)里，是(shi)膠(jiao)州市僅(jin)有的(de)(de)集山(shan)、水、平原于一體(ti)的(de)(de)自然風景(jing)群，也是(shi)富(fu)有歷史文化(hua)內(nei)涵的(de)(de)綜合型風景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)。該景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)坐落在膠(jiao)州市洋河鎮、張應鎮交匯處(chu)，由(you)艾山(shan)、東(dong)(dong)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、西(xi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、山(shan)洲(zhou)水庫(ku)四個(ge)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)組(zu)成，總面(mian)積達(da)8.6平方公(gong)里。由(you)于艾山(shan)風景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)是(shi)道教(jiao)的(de)(de)傳教(jiao)地(di)，自古以來(lai)廟(miao)(miao)宇、神(shen)像眾多(duo)，香火興盛。艾山(shan)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)是(shi)整個(ge)風景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)的(de)(de)重點(dian)，由(you)南(nan)北兩(liang)峰(feng)組(zu)成，南(nan)峰(feng)為(wei)主峰(feng)，海(hai)(hai)拔(ba)229.2米，北峰(feng)海(hai)(hai)拔(ba)224米，景(jing)點(dian)有圣母(mu)廟(miao)(miao)。東(dong)(dong)石(shi)(shi)(shi)海(hai)(hai)拔(ba)137米，突兀高(gao)聳猶如石(shi)(shi)(shi)獅雄(xiong)居，東(dong)(dong)石(shi)(shi)(shi)腳下(xia)的(de)(de)玉皇(huang)廟(miao)(miao)在當(dang)地(di)群眾中有較高(gao)的(de)(de)知名度；西(xi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)海(hai)(hai)拔(ba)140米左右，登上西(xi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)，群山(shan)臣服(fu)，能使人體(ti)會到“山(shan)到絕(jue)頂我為(wei)峰(feng)”的(de)(de)感(gan)覺，景(jing)點(dian)有百子殿等。艾山(shan)風景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)內(nei)的(de)(de)東(dong)(dong)石(shi)(shi)(shi)、西(xi)石(shi)(shi)(shi)被譽為(wei)膠(jiao)州八景(jing)之(zhi)一——“石(shi)(shi)(shi)耳(er)(er)爭(zheng)奇”，相傳二郎(lang)神(shen)因(yin)犯天愆，遭貶被罰，玉帝令其擔山(shan)填平東(dong)(dong)海(hai)(hai)，行走間被山(shan)石(shi)(shi)(shi)絆一踉蹌，兩(liang)筐中各灑落一石(shi)(shi)(shi)塊，化(hua)為(wei)東(dong)(dong)西(xi)兩(liang)石(shi)(shi)(shi)，這(zhe)就是(shi)“石(shi)(shi)(shi)耳(er)(er)爭(zheng)奇”的(de)(de)來(lai)歷。
艾山(shan)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區是一(yi)處青(qing)山(shan)碧水(shui)秀美、怪石突兀高聳、歷史古跡眾多、文化(hua)積淀豐(feng)富(fu)，融自然景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)和人文景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)于(yu)一(yi)體的綜合性旅游風(feng)景(jing)(jing)名(ming)勝區。
景區(qu)(qu)地處(chu)膠(jiao)州(zhou)市洋河鎮、張應鎮境內(nei)，距膠(jiao)州(zhou)市區(qu)(qu)20公里，由艾(ai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、東石(shi)(shi)、黑山(shan)(shan)(shan)—十八道河水庫、西(xi)石(shi)(shi)和山(shan)(shan)(shan)洲水庫及(ji)周(zhou)邊(bian)區(qu)(qu)域(yu)(yu)組成，東起(qi)同三高速公路，西(xi)到廟子山(shan)(shan)(shan)西(xi)，北起(qi)營應路，南到艾(ai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)工業園(yuan)、董(dong)張路，總面積65平方公里。其中核心區(qu)(qu)域(yu)(yu)為東石(shi)(shi)、艾(ai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、西(xi)石(shi)(shi)、山(shan)(shan)(shan)洲水庫及(ji)其周(zhou)邊(bian)近距離區(qu)(qu)域(yu)(yu)。艾(ai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)風景名勝區(qu)(qu)作(zuo)為道教的傳(chuan)教地，歷(li)史悠久，自(zi)古(gu)以來(lai)，艾(ai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)廟宇神像眾多，香(xiang)火鼎盛。此(ci)景區(qu)(qu)的東、西(xi)石(shi)(shi)被(bei)譽(yu)為明清“膠(jiao)州(zhou)八景”之一，為世人(ren)所推崇。
艾(ai)山(shan)(shan)區(qu)域形成于中生代后堊(e)紀，具(ju)有(you)一億(yi)兩千萬(wan)年的(de)地質(zhi)(zhi)史，是火(huo)山(shan)(shan)巖石(shi)(shi)的(de)典(dian)型分布區(qu)。東(dong)石(shi)(shi)、西石(shi)(shi)為(wei)流(liu)紋火(huo)山(shan)(shan)角(jiao)礫(li)巖，系出露(lu)的(de)火(huo)山(shan)(shan)管(guan)頸存(cun)(cun)留出露(lu)存(cun)(cun)留物。2001年，被(bei)山(shan)(shan)東(dong)省批(pi)準(zhun)為(wei)“地質(zhi)(zhi)遺跡(ji)省級自然保護區(qu)”，是中國少有(you)的(de)地質(zhi)(zhi)現象(xiang)和標準(zhun)剖面(mian)，具(ju)有(you)很高科學考察(cha)和旅(lv)游(you)開發價值，其(qi)區(qu)域內的(de)東(dong)石(shi)(shi)、西石(shi)(shi)被(bei)稱(cheng)為(wei)“國寶”。
艾山(shan)風(feng)(feng)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)始建于1993年(nian)，確(que)定保護范圍約(yue)為14平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)(li)，總體規劃(hua)面(mian)積為8.6平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)(li)。其(qi)中，艾山(shan)區(qu)(qu)(qu)規劃(hua)面(mian)積為2.9平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)(li)，東石(shi)區(qu)(qu)(qu)規劃(hua)面(mian)積為1.4平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)(li)，西(xi)石(shi)區(qu)(qu)(qu)規劃(hua)面(mian)積為0.4平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)(li)，山(shan)洲水(shui)庫規劃(hua)面(mian)積為3.9平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)(li)。2001年(nian)艾山(shan)風(feng)(feng)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)更名(ming)為膠州(zhou)市(shi)艾山(shan)風(feng)(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)(qu)(qu)，將(jiang)其(qi)范圍擴大(da)到(dao)65平(ping)(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)(li)(li)，是(shi)年(nian)被評(ping)為國(guo)家A級(ji)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)。2002年(nian)，市(shi)旅(lv)游(you)服務中心與青(qing)島大(da)學旅(lv)游(you)學院合作，完成(cheng)了《膠州(zhou)市(shi)艾山(shan)風(feng)(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)(qu)(qu)旅(lv)游(you)開發建設總體規劃(hua)》，景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)建設目標是(shi)省(sheng)級(ji)地質公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園、森林公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園，青(qing)島市(shi)級(ji)風(feng)(feng)景(jing)名(ming)勝區(qu)(qu)(qu)，國(guo)家AAA級(ji)景(jing)區(qu)(qu)(qu)。
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