東山城(cheng)(cheng)市森(sen)林公(gong)(gong)園位于鞍山城(cheng)(cheng)區東側,總面積(ji)975公(gong)(gong)頃,其(qi)中林地面積(ji)946公(gong)(gong)頃,水域面積(ji)22公(gong)(gong)頃,是(shi)東北地區著名的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)市森(sen)林公(gong)(gong)園。
森林公園(yuan)內(nei)植物(wu)豐富,植被覆蓋率達93%以(yi)上,有山杏、油松(song)(song)、刺槐(huai)等(deng)木(mu)本植物(wu)52種(zhong)600多萬(wan)株,還(huan)有松(song)(song)鼠、山雞等(deng)小型野(ye)生動物(wu)。東山對改(gai)善鞍(an)山的城(cheng)市空氣(qi)質量(liang)(liang)、調(diao)節氣(qi)溫發(fa)揮著重要作用(yong)(yong),堪稱(cheng)是“城(cheng)市綠肺(fei)”。茂密的叢林可(ke)以(yi)有效地(di)(di)消耗二氧化碳,釋(shi)放氧氣(qi),吸納降塵,蒸(zheng)騰水(shui)分,在(zai)炎熱的夏季可(ke)起(qi)到降溫1—3度的作用(yong)(yong)。同時這片(pian)森林也發(fa)揮著水(shui)土保持、防風固沙、改(gai)良土壤等(deng)多種(zhong)功能。此外(wai),這些綠色植物(wu)還(huan)能大量(liang)(liang)吸收空氣(qi)中的硫(liu)化物(wu)等(deng)有毒(du)氣(qi)體,并釋(shi)放出殺菌(jun)素以(yi)有效地(di)(di)減(jian)少空氣(qi)中的病菌(jun)含量(liang)(liang)。
東(dong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)城市森林(lin)公園(yuan)的最高處有一座塔,叫“瞭(liao)美塔”,也就是說在(zai)(zai)這里能夠瞭(liao)望(wang)鞍山(shan)(shan)(shan)的美景。東(dong)面是秀美的千山(shan)(shan)(shan)風景區(qu)座座山(shan)(shan)(shan)峰,西面是鞍山(shan)(shan)(shan)城區(qu)和鞍鋼廠(chang)區(qu)全貌,山(shan)(shan)(shan)腳下的巍峨建筑就是著名(ming)的玉(yu)佛苑。站在(zai)(zai)這兒,人(ren)們可以領略(lve)到(dao)“山(shan)(shan)(shan)在(zai)(zai)城中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、水在(zai)(zai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、樓在(zai)(zai)林(lin)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)、人(ren)在(zai)(zai)綠中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)”的美妙感覺。