抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)(du)崮位(wei)于(yu)蒼山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、棗莊兩(liang)縣市交界處,又名(ming)抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)(du)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、君山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、豹(bao)子崮。漢(han)(han)代稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)婁山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),魏時(shi)稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)仙臺山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),據山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東靈(ling)峰寺(si)(si)中(zhong)元(yuan)至正(zheng)五年碑(bei)文(wen)記載,相(xiang)(xiang)傳東晉時(shi)道家葛(ge)(ge)洪(字(zi)牙川,號抱(bao)(bao)(bao)樸(pu)子)曾在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)下投(tou)簪棄官(guan),抱(bao)(bao)(bao)一(yi)牛犢(du)(du)上(shang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)隱居,墾荒種(zhong)地,修身養性,“浩氣精淳,名(ming)聞(wen)帝(di)闕(que)”,皇帝(di)敕封(feng)葛(ge)(ge)洪為抱(bao)(bao)(bao)樸(pu)真人,又因山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頭四周陡峭,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂平整,故名(ming)抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)(du)崮。崮頂平田數(shu)十(shi)畝,有(you)(you)水池2處,深數(shu)尺,當地人稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)之“天(tian)(tian)(tian)落池”。佇立崮頂,東眺黃(huang)海,宛然在目(mu),海天(tian)(tian)(tian)一(yi)色(se),蔚為人現,稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)“君山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)望海”。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腰有(you)(you)洞(dong)窟數(shu)十(shi),主(zhu)要有(you)(you)水簾(lian)洞(dong)、桃源洞(dong)、十(shi)八(ba)羅漢(han)(han)洞(dong)等。抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)(du)崮以天(tian)(tian)(tian)險著(zhu)稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),在此,歷史上(shang)曾發生過(guo)多次驚(jing)心(xin)動魄(po)戰(zhan)(zhan)斗。清(qing)(qing)代魯南幅軍起(qi)義,與清(qing)(qing)軍在此周旋。1939年羅榮桓率(lv)八(ba)路(lu)軍115師,在此創建了(le)抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)(du)崮抗日根據地。抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)(du)崮東麓靈(ling)峰寺(si)(si),歷史上(shang)號稱(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)佛剎(cha)叢(cong)林,清(qing)(qing)虛(xu)盛(sheng)景,相(xiang)(xiang)傳為天(tian)(tian)(tian)下三十(shi)六福地之一(yi)。從(cong)寺(si)(si)中(zhong)殘存的碑(bei)文(wen)看,寺(si)(si)廟(miao)建于(yu)漢(han)(han),為如來(lai)佛行(xing)宮,歷代王朝“敕封(feng)榜渝”,幾經修葺,現存遺(yi)址佛樓(lou)門匾上(shang)清(qing)(qing)雍正(zheng)皇帝(di)親筆御書“釋迦文(wen)佛”,被古今渴求功名(ming)的善男信女頂禮膜拜。靈(ling)峰寺(si)(si)鼎盛(sheng)時(shi)期,殿宇軒昂,氣勢宏麗,300余僧人咸集于(yu)此,拜佛誦經,香煙(yan)繚繞,后毀(hui)于(yu)戰(zhan)(zhan)亂(luan)。現存有(you)(you)佛樓(lou)、鐘鼓(gu)樓(lou)址。
抱犢崮屬沂蒙山(shan)(shan)脈,海拔580米(mi),是集自然(ran)景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)、人文歷(li)史景(jing)(jing)觀(guan)于一體的名(ming)山(shan)(shan)。其(qi)山(shan)(shan)勢突兀,巍峨壯麗、泉(quan)流瀑瀉、柏蒼(cang)松(song)郁。山(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)下有兩座古廟:清(qing)華寺和(he)巢云觀(guan)。半山(shan)(shan)處有洞數十個,名(ming)曰桃源洞、水簾洞等。崮頂(ding)沃土良田數十畝,松(song)柏茂(mao)盛,蒼(cang)翠欲滴,奇(qi)花異草,滿(man)崮爛漫。極目南天,平(ping)野如畫。山(shan)(shan)麓叢中(zhong),泉(quan)水叮(ding)咚(dong),清(qing)溪(xi)潺(chan)潺(chan)。向西遙(yao)望,群山(shan)(shan)連(lian)綿(mian),似(si)青(qing)蛇舞動。一覽崮北(bei),群山(shan)(shan)北(bei)逐,逶迤起伏。