其風姿秀美(mei),景色宜(yi)人(ren),山上石人(ren)、石馬(ma)、石洞等歷(li)史(shi)古跡記載著(zhu)(zhu)歷(li)史(shi)的變遷,流(liu)淌水泉(quan)述說著(zhu)(zhu)千(qian)古流(liu)傳的故(gu)事。此地雖風景優美(mei),以前卻很少有游(you)(you)人(ren)光顧。2002年5月(yue),鎮西堡農民劉鐵民創作的評書《大臺山傳奇》在鐵嶺電視臺播出后,增加了大臺山的知名度。2002年五(wu)一節期間,引來全省各(ge)地游(you)(you)人(ren)來此觀(guan)光,共接待游(you)(you)客20000多人(ren)。
大臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)海(hai)拔(ba)225.4米,孤峰(feng)矗立,拔(ba)地而起,幅員4.4平方公里,登山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遠眺東看開原市(shi),南(nan)(nan)看鐵(tie)嶺(ling)城,西南(nan)(nan)看沈陽城,西看調(diao)兵(bing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),北(bei)有(you)遼(liao)河(he)(he)灣,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳下(xia)是汪河(he)(he)水庫,大臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)體南(nan)(nan)北(bei)走向(xiang),頂峰(feng)東南(nan)(nan)西三(san)面山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)坡陡峭,怪石(shi)嶙峋,北(bei)坡分(fen)成(cheng)四(si)支緩(huan)緩(huan)落下(xia),形似(si)一只展翅翱翔(xiang)藍(lan)天(tian)的(de)雄鷹。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)前一片開闊地,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)后遼(liao)河(he)(he)環繞(rao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)麓,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)間草(cao)木繁盛。有(you)詩形容:“霜似(si)彩(cai)粉染青山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、紅黃藍(lan)紫不一般,上(shang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)忘卻回頭路、日落醉倒在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)顛。”現(xian)建(jian)有(you)龍(long)首山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)綠色農業(ye)生態園及旅游度假中(zhong)心(xin)。大臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)由于(yu)明代(dai)以前山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)設(she)有(you)大墩(dun)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai),故名大臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。現(xian)在,明代(dai)烽火(huo)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)遺(yi)址還依稀可見;相(xiang)傳清康熙(xi)年間奇人(ren)紀曉(xiao)棠出家于(yu)此,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)曾(ceng)建(jian)有(you)紀曉(xiao)棠廟宇和道士(shi)張心(xin)仿的(de)宮觀(guan)———抱元宮,至今還有(you)很多神(shen)話(hua)傳說流傳民間。當地鎮西堡村(cun)村(cun)民劉鐵(tie)民10年心(xin)血(xue)寫成(cheng)章回體小說《大臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)傳奇》,洋洋灑灑60萬字,使(shi)“仙風道骨(gu)”的(de)大臺(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)(tai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)又添上(shang)了一層鄉土文化氣息(xi)。
受鐵嶺縣招商引資(zi)政策(ce)和鐵嶺縣大臺山濃厚的(de)歷史文(wen)化氛(fen)圍的(de)吸引,沈陽靚馬(ma)集團決定投(tou)資(zi)開(kai)(kai)發大臺山旅(lv)游資(zi)源(yuan),2006年5月(yue)5日(ri)舉行了大臺山開(kai)(kai)發奠基儀式,同時(shi)宣布靈山寺旅(lv)游風景區正式對外開(kai)(kai)放。該項(xiang)目共(gong)投(tou)資(zi)5000多(duo)萬元(yuan),建設旅(lv)游景點,一期工程預計于(yu)2007年5月(yue)份(fen)結(jie)束。