東(dong)屏(ping)山位于瓦(wa)房店市太陽辦事處(chu)榆樹房村,距市區10公里(li),距沈(shen)大(da)高速公路瓦(wa)房店站4公里(li)。東(dong)屏(ping)山地(di)貌奇(qi)特、巖崖(ya)險峻、石柱(zhu)成林。
俯(fu)瞰整(zheng)個東(dong)屏(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)猶如一(yi)只朝天仰望的(de)(de)海龜(gui),情趣(qu)盎然;遠觀有如屏(ping)障,且處于古復(fu)州(zhou)城的(de)(de)東(dong)面(mian),故(gu)名(ming)東(dong)屏(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),與西屏(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遙相呼應。東(dong)屏(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)最高(gao)峰海拔(ba)約340米,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢為(wei)南北走向,南北長(chang)1.5公(gong)里(li)(li),東(dong)面(mian)坡勢比(bi)南面(mian)坡勢稍陡,從南往(wang)北以第二個山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頭(tou)(tou)的(de)(de)景色(se)較佳,南北山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頭(tou)(tou)面(mian)積為(wei)3平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)(li),中間山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頭(tou)(tou)稍小,總(zong)占地面(mian)積約7.5平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)(li)。東(dong)屏(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)一(yi)帶的(de)(de)丘(qiu)陵(ling)地貌奇特、巖崖險峻、石(shi)(shi)柱成林,尤其是(shi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂樹立著成片的(de)(de)石(shi)(shi)林,景象壯觀。石(shi)(shi)林由上萬(wan)塊石(shi)(shi)柱構成,石(shi)(shi)柱平(ping)均高(gao)度為(wei)20米左右。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體植(zhi)(zhi)被以柞松(song)混交林為(wei)主,還有黃柏、白(bai)臘、臭椿(chun)、槭、山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)杏等(deng)木本(ben)(ben)植(zhi)(zhi)物和野(ye)菊、月見草、石(shi)(shi)竹、桔梗、白(bai)頭(tou)(tou)翁等(deng)草本(ben)(ben)植(zhi)(zhi)物。青山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、褐石(shi)(shi)、懸崖石(shi)(shi)林、林地草場(chang)是(shi)東(dong)屏(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)風光特色(se)。
東(dong)屏山的南北山腳(jiao),曾(ceng)建有聞名遼(liao)南的朝(chao)陽寺(正在恢復(fu)建設中)和背陰寺,至(zhi)今(jin)尚存“寺井”、“高麗(li)太(tai)子墓”等遺跡(ji)。這(zhe)一事也曾(ceng)流傳(chuan)過(guo)許多民(min)間傳(chuan)說,如(ru)青龍甘(gan)霖、百怪相爭(zheng)、巨蟒斗(dou)喜(xi)鵲(que)、翰林朝(chao)寺等。
東屏山(shan)山(shan)腳下有(you)太陽(yang)家雞特(te)色(se)(se)餐飲一條街,是瓦房店的特(te)色(se)(se)菜品。太陽(yang)家雞是瓦房店市太陽(yang)升(sheng)鄉老(lao)百姓喂(wei)養的跑(pao)山(shan)公雞。這種(zhong)雞是吃蟲、谷物(wu)和(he)細(xi)沙(sha)長成,口(kou)感香嫩(nen)、爽滑,深受本地人和(he)游客的喜愛。