山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)項公園規模恢宏。為配合景區開發，衛東區在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)前山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)后修筑了(le)五條(tiao)四(si)通八達(da)的(de)盤山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)公路(lu)，全長25公里；山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)南(nan)坡陡峭處景區還辟(pi)建了(le)666級(ji)寬闊的(de)登山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)石(shi)階和五曲下山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)滑梯，游人乘車(che)、徒步(bu)均可(ke)直(zhi)達(da)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)。另外在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)還可(ke)以騎馬，如果你(ni)是專(zhuan)業的(de)騎手在接近山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)的(de)地方有(you)專(zhuan)業的(de)遛馬場。擬建的(de)大型(xing)市雕、地質博物館、觀(guan)景臺等(deng)群體園林建筑襟披(pi)袂連，蔚然壯(zhuang)觀(guan)。
我市的八大景觀：“鷹林(lin)疊翠”、“石道沖天”、“城(cheng)樓迎雁”、“金柱(zhu)插云”、“銀河(he)流(liu)泉”、“天池映月”、“寨跡飄(piao)香”、“古(gu)城(cheng)夕照”。
雄(xiong)踞鳥瞰，風光旖旎的山項公園以其獨特的地(di)形(xing)歲(sui)月、奇趣天成的自(zi)然景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)和繽(bin)紛絢麗的人(ren)文景(jing)觀(guan)(guan)，令人(ren)神往，宛如一朵含苞初放(fang)的旅游(you)奇葩，光彩照人(ren)。山頂(ding)公園正成為了本市居民休(xiu)閑度(du)假及外地(di)游(you)客觀(guan)(guan)光游(you)覽的好去處。
平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)位于本溪(xi)(xi)市(shi)(shi)(shi)區(qu)(qu)南，海拔六百五(wu)(wu)十(shi)(shi)七公(gong)(gong)尺。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勢巍峨，頂部(bu)平(ping)坦，面積有二百五(wu)(wu)下畝(mu)，故名“平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)”。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂四(si)(si)周有絕(jue)壁圍繞，似(si)刀(dao)削斧劈，崢嶸峻秀(xiu)。置身北(bei)端崖上(shang)，偌(ruo)大(da)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)城，一(yi)覽(lan)無(wu)(wu)(wu)余。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)南有公(gong)(gong)路(lu)直(zhi)通山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂有古廟(miao)、碑(bei)林(lin)、電視轉播臺。將(jiang)逐步把山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂建成為(wei)高山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)植物園。平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)是本溪(xi)(xi)市(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)(de)衛(wei)士，自(zi)古以來就是兵家(jia)爭奪之地(di)，至今尚(shang)有戰(zhan)(zhan)爭遺跡登山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)俯瞰，美麗的(de)(de)(de)本溪(xi)(xi)市(shi)(shi)(shi)區(qu)(qu)盡收眼(yan)底。西望太(tai)子(zi)河(he)，蜿蜒(yan)如帶(dai)，流過市(shi)(shi)(shi)中(zhong)心，而逝于西山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)下。四(si)(si)座鐵路(lu)橋(qiao)和兩(liang)(liang)座公(gong)(gong)路(lu)橋(qiao)橫跨(kua)太(tai)子(zi)河(he)，銜接兩(liang)(liang)岸(an)(an)，真(zhen)好像中(zhong)國(guo)墨竹畫一(yi)樣，一(yi)節(jie)一(yi)節(jie)地(di)鉤(gou)到(dao)銀色的(de)(de)(de)竹竿上(shang)。南面是高爐(lu)群，火光映天(tian)，煙(yan)霧迷漫(man)。河(he)西岸(an)(an)是聞名遠東的(de)(de)(de)彩(cai)屯煤礦豎井。河(he)東岸(an)(an)是橫穿(chuan)全(quan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)的(de)(de)(de)沈丹鐵路(lu)，條條鐵軌如同(tong)巨蟒向南北(bei)伸(shen)延。太(tai)子(zi)河(he)兩(liang)(liang)岸(an)(an)廠房林(lin)立，街樹掩映著黃、白、紅(hong)、橙(cheng)各種顏(yan)色的(de)(de)(de)建筑群，把市(shi)(shi)(shi)區(qu)(qu)點(dian)綴得五(wu)(wu)彩(cai)繽(bin)紛。近處(chu)是市(shi)(shi)(shi)區(qu)(qu)的(de)(de)(de)綠色寶珠--"望溪(xi)(xi)公(gong)(gong)園"，一(yi)片蒼松(song)翠(cui)柳擁簇著玉(yu)碑(bei)紅(hong)亭。如果遇上(shang)晴朗天(tian)氣(qi)，極(ji)目(mu)遠眺，百里外的(de)(de)(de)遼(liao)陽白塔可(ke)綽約(yue)映入眼(yan)中(zhong)。回(hui)望四(si)(si)周，峰巒起伏，眾山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)皆(jie)小，斂回(hui)目(mu)光，漫(man)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)陡壁，扶松(song)踏草、尋訪古跡，一(yi)幕(mu)幕(mu)烽煙(yan)戰(zhan)(zhan)火，油然浮現于腦際。平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)是古今兵家(jia)爭奪之地(di)，明初龍虎將(jiang)軍(jun)馬云(yun)、葉旺，戰(zhan)(zhan)幾無(wu)(wu)(wu))朝遼(liao)東遺臣高家(jia)媽就在(zai)(zai)這(zhe)里。明成化四(si)(si)年，建州女(nv)真(zhen)軍(jun)過鴉鶻關，入侵本溪(xi)(xi)，明軍(jun)遼(liao)中(zhong)衛(wei)僉事(shi)胡珍，在(zai)(zai)此(ci)設(she)伏阻(zu)擊，敵眾勢強，明將(jiang)雖奮勇(yong)抵(di)抗，奈因(yin)寡(gua)不(bu)敵眾，胡珍以下五(wu)(wu)十(shi)(shi)六員大(da)小將(jiang)領全(quan)部(bu)戰(zhan)(zhan)死(si)。清(qing)(qing)(qing)末，日俄兩(liang)(liang)個(ge)帝國(guo)主義因(yin)分贓不(bu)均(jun)而火并，在(zai)(zai)我們國(guo)土(tu)上(shang)打仗，這(zhe)里更(geng)是炮(pao)聲(sheng)隆降。據(ju)《東三省古跡遺聞》記(ji)載，清(qing)(qing)(qing)初，俠士神彈李五(wu)(wu)，恥為(wei)清(qing)(qing)(qing)官(guan)，隱居在(zai)(zai)平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)的(de)(de)(de)"玉(yu)皇閣"。迄今尚(shang)存一(yi)間(jian)廟(miao)兩(liang)(liang)口缸，他(ta)(ta)飲用的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)眼(yan)井水仍(reng)清(qing)(qing)(qing)泉汪汪。晚清(qing)(qing)(qing)拔貢、遼(liao)陽秀(xiu)才白永(yong)貞(zhen)曾為(wei)他(ta)(ta)留下一(yi)塊石刻(ke)，上(shang)鑿(zao)："英風萬古"、"玄(xuan)極(ji)無(wu)(wu)(wu)上(shang)"、"警世無(wu)(wu)(wu)方"十(shi)(shi)二個(ge)字，他(ta)(ta)那英風俠骨，引起后(hou)人的(de)(de)(de)贊(zan)賞和回(hui)憶。
而今，這座飽經滄桑、閱盡人間春(chun)色的高(gao)峰，已是舊貌換新顏了(le)。一條柏油公路由山(shan)(shan)(shan)南直(zhi)達峰頂，巍峨(e)的電(dian)視(shi)發射塔聳立山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔，久居城市(shi)的人們，每逢節(jie)假日常結伴登(deng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)，賞目舒懷。為開(kai)發平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)旅(lv)游資源，本(ben)溪(xi)市(shi)新建了(le)平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)索道，更加方便了(le)平(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)(shan)的旅(lv)游觀光。
本溪平頂山，原名“青云(yun)山”“平定(ding)山”，海(hai)拔高度(du)657米，（索道票上印(yin)為661.2米，有待考證(zheng)）占地面積17平方公(gong)里，是一(yi)座美麗的“城(cheng)中之(zhi)山”，仿佛(fo)一(yi)顆鑲嵌在燕(yan)東(dong)盛境上的璀璨明珠(zhu)，傲然屹立(li)于山城(cheng)，見證(zheng)著(zhu)山城(cheng)的巨變。向山城(cheng)人民述說著(zhu)歷史、展示著(zhu)未來。
翻(fan)開(kai)歷史(shi)(shi)的畫卷，我們可以看到早在3000年(nian)前，平(ping)(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)就有(you)(you)古人類在此(ci)繁衍生息。傳說唐朝(chao)紅袍督蓋蘇文之妹駐山(shan)(shan)修筑營盤，開(kai)鑿“七口水井”，只(zhi)保留四口，至今仍出水的唐朝(chao)古井就是平(ping)(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)兵(bing)家爭(zheng)奪之地(di)的早記錄(lu)，驗證(zheng)了平(ping)(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)“兵(bing)山(shan)(shan)”之說。山(shan)(shan)頂的元代古城(cheng)墻(qiang)遺址(zhi)向我們述(shu)說著從前的金戈鐵(tie)馬，見證(zheng)著歷史(shi)(shi)的興衰和演變；收集有(you)(you)誥封碑(bei)、墓碑(bei)、寺廟碑(bei)等(deng)(deng)四十(shi)余塊的碑(bei)林,向我們展示著遼(liao)東上千年(nian)文化底蘊和近百年(nian)城(cheng)市的文化積淀(dian)；清朝(chao)的日俄戰(zhan)爭(zheng)和解放戰(zhan)爭(zheng)時(shi)期殘留的軍事(shi)碉堡、坑道(dao)、掩體(ti)等(deng)(deng)，更是成(cheng)為平(ping)(ping)頂山(shan)(shan)戰(zhan)役及解放本(ben)溪戰(zhan)爭(zheng)的直接(jie)歷史(shi)(shi)見證(zheng)。
平頂山市因山得名---平頂山，山頂公園，位于市區北平頂山頂，平頂山市的名(ming)字(zi)有此而來。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)公(gong)園海(hai)(hai)拔(ba)高(gao)度426.5米(mi),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)平坦,頂(ding)平如(ru)砥，面積(ji)850畝。興(xing)建(jian)的(de)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)公(gong)園已初具規模，山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)公(gong)園建(jian)在海(hai)(hai)拔(ba)427米(mi)高(gao)的(de)平頂(ding)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)上(shang)，面積(ji)約0.6平方公(gong)里，公(gong)園內(nei)道路縱橫(heng)，奇木成(cheng)行(xing)，花壇錦簇，草坪如(ru)毯，山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)前有成(cheng)片的(de)松(song)林、柏林、槐林，茂密旺(wang)盛(sheng)，生機盎然，登山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)石階666級，直沖(chong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)，雄偉壯觀(guan)。植樹種(zhong)草，輔以雕塑噴泉、園林建(jian)筑。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)公(gong)園成(cheng)為本(ben)市(shi)居(ju)民休閑(xian)度假及外地(di)客(ke)人觀(guan)光游覽(lan)的(de)好去處。
