鐵山公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)始建于(yu)1981年(nian),1985年(nian)正式開(kai)放(fang),占地580余畝,是(shi)鄒(zou)城市內(nei)規模最大(da)的公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的特點(dian)是(shi)圍山而(er)建,山是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)是(shi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座山,公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的中心建筑是(shi)秀靈院(yuan),在此憑欄俯瞰,公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)美景盡收眼底,遠望可盡覽(lan)鄒(zou)城全(quan)貌。院(yuan)內(nei)清泉流(liu)水,荷花(hua)(hua)水面開(kai),院(yuan)內(nei)蘇(su)式長廊,迂回曲折,錯落有(you)(you)(you)致(zhi)。鐵山之陽斜鋪著(zhu)一(yi)(yi)(yi)片巨(ju)大(da)的石(shi)砰,是(shi)全(quan)國重(zhong)點(dian)文物(wu)保護單位——鐵山摩崖(ya)石(shi)刻(ke)。與(yu)泰山經石(shi)峪(yu)齊(qi)名(ming),吸引著(zhu)國內(nei)外游(you)客游(you)覽(lan),公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)先后開(kai)辟了游(you)樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、動物(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、碧桃園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、月季園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、牡丹園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、櫻桃園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、梅(mei)花(hua)(hua)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)等(deng)景區,逐漸形成了景中有(you)(you)(you)景,園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)中有(you)(you)(you)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的獨特風格,近年(nian)來,公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)已形成為市民(min)休閑(xian)、娛(yu)樂(le)、鍛煉的好場所。
鄒城的(de)(de)鐵山、崗(gang)山、葛山、尖山、嶧山摩(mo)崖刻(ke)(ke)經(簡(jian)稱鄒城刻(ke)(ke)經),是北齊、北周(zhou)時(shi)期(qi)著名僧(seng)侶書(shu)(shu)法(fa)家(jia)刊刻(ke)(ke)在(zai)花崗(gang)巖石(shi)壁的(de)(de)佛(fo)經和(he)題跋(ba)文字。其書(shu)(shu)法(fa)藝(yi)術(shu)隸楷相間、方圓兼備(bei),古(gu)樸雄渾(hun),被古(gu)代書(shu)(shu)法(fa)家(jia)譽為(wei)“大字鼻祖、榜書(shu)(shu)之宗”。四山刻(ke)(ke)經對探討(tao)我國北朝(chao)時(shi)期(qi)漢字隸楷演變及書(shu)(shu)法(fa)藝(yi)術(shu)具有重要的(de)(de)價值,同時(shi)對研(yan)究中國宗教文化也是極為(wei)罕見的(de)(de)資(zi)料。千百年(nian)來鄒城刻(ke)(ke)經引起(qi)眾多(duo)(duo)書(shu)(shu)法(fa)家(jia)的(de)(de)喜愛和(he)推崇,許多(duo)(duo)金(jin)石(shi)學(xue)、書(shu)(shu)法(fa)理論典(dian)籍相繼著錄。近年(nian)來,在(zai)鄒城相繼召開了(le)國際學(xue)術(shu)研(yan)討(tao)會,出版了(le)《北朝(chao)摩(mo)崖刻(ke)(ke)經全集》和(he)論文集,每年(nian)有大批(pi)中外書(shu)(shu)法(fa)家(jia)來鄒城考察、觀摩(mo)北朝(chao)刻(ke)(ke)經。