明朝曾(ceng)于山上蓋有城樓樣樓，是當時福(fu)州較高(gao)的(de)建筑(zhu)物，又稱鎮(zhen)海樓。登樓眺望，可極(ji)目閩(min)江口(kou)。不幸的(de)是此樓毀于“文化大革命”中。2006年在原址重建新樓。
屏(ping)山高62米，東南為冶(ye)山，旁有(you)歐(ou)冶(ye)池，相傳為春秋時(shi)歐(ou)冶(ye)子鑄劍處，又稱劍池，華林寺。北麓有(you)1987年新辟的屏(ping)山公園，園中有(you)不(bu)少游(you)覽點。
漢閩(min)越(yue)(yue)王(wang)無諸建冶(ye)城，相(xiang)傳就(jiu)在山(shan)(shan)(shan)的東南(nan)(nan)冶(ye)山(shan)(shan)(shan)一(yi)帶。冶(ye)山(shan)(shan)(shan)北有(you)(you)福(fu)州較(jiao)早(zao)(zao)的冶(ye)煉遺址歐冶(ye)池(chi)。晉子城、唐羅城，也都是(shi)(shi)(shi)從此(ci)向南(nan)(nan)擴展(zhan)的。越(yue)(yue)山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔舊有(you)(you)環(huan)峰亭(ting)、絕學寮，為(wei)宋(song)(song)(song)丞相(xiang)張浚讀書(shu)處(chu)。又(you)有(you)(you)天泉(quan)池(chi)、泉(quan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)堂、玩琴石，相(xiang)傳為(wei)閩(min)越(yue)(yue)王(wang)鼓(gu)琴處(chu)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)下一(yi)泓清泉(quan)，傳為(wei)閩(min)越(yue)(yue)王(wang)飲馬泉(quan)，在今華(hua)(hua)林(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)大殿前(qian)院東南(nan)(nan)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)南(nan)(nan)麓有(you)(you)福(fu)州第一(yi)座佛(fo)寺(si)(si)(si)——乾元(yuan)寺(si)(si)(si)，毀(hui)(hui)于(yu)明初(chu)，今半(ban)野軒系其殘余部分。山(shan)(shan)(shan)南(nan)(nan)現存(cun)五代十國(guo)(guo)之(zhi)一(yi)吳越(yue)(yue)鮑修(xiu)讓興(xing)建的“越(yue)(yue)山(shan)(shan)(shan)吉(ji)祥(xiang)禪院”，即(ji)今之(zhi)華(hua)(hua)林(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)。“寶剎越(yue)(yue)城邊，千花繡(xiu)佛(fo)前(qian)”，越(yue)(yue)王(wang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)在宋(song)(song)(song)代就(jiu)是(shi)(shi)(shi)福(fu)州的游覽勝地。南(nan)(nan)宋(song)(song)(song)高宗(zong)趙構(gou)(gou)曾御書(shu)“越(yue)(yue)山(shan)(shan)(shan)”、“環(huan)峰”刻(ke)石于(yu)寺(si)(si)(si)，今殘碑猶存(cun)。寺(si)(si)(si)幾經(jing)興(xing)廢(fei)，僅(jin)存(cun)大殿，經(jing)專家(jia)學者論證(zheng)和C14測定，確(que)認華(hua)(hua)林(lin)(lin)寺(si)(si)(si)大殿是(shi)(shi)(shi)千年(nian)以(yi)前(qian)原構(gou)(gou)，是(shi)(shi)(shi)長江以(yi)南(nan)(nan)較(jiao)古老的木構(gou)(gou)建筑，已列為(wei)全(quan)國(guo)(guo)重(zhong)點文物保護單位(wei)，在全(quan)國(guo)(guo)古建筑中(zhong)占有(you)(you)一(yi)席之(zhi)地。明洪武初(chu)，跨(kua)越(yue)(yue)王(wang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)砌(qi)石城，建城樓(lou)于(yu)其上，稱(cheng)為(wei)“樣樓(lou)”，后更名鎮海樓(lou)，屢毀(hui)(hui)屢建，民國(guo)(guo)時(shi)期改為(wei)林(lin)(lin)森紀念堂，“文化(hua)大革(ge)命(ming)”中(zhong)被炸毀(hui)(hui)。山(shan)(shan)(shan)西北有(you)(you)井“苔(tai)泉(quan)”，又(you)稱(cheng)龍舌泉(quan)。水從山(shan)(shan)(shan)的峭壁裂縫中(zhong)涌出，流注井中(zhong)，微呈澄藍色，味(wei)清甜，宋(song)(song)(song)代書(shu)法家(jia)蔡襄(xiang)知福(fu)州時(shi)，喜用這里(li)的水烹茶，今井旁一(yi)方石碑，刻(ke)“苔(tai)泉(quan)”，相(xiang)傳是(shi)(shi)(shi)蔡襄(xiang)的手跡。越(yue)(yue)王(wang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)因(yin)為(wei)是(shi)(shi)(shi)閩(min)越(yue)(yue)國(guo)(guo)發祥(xiang)地，早(zao)(zao)在唐宋(song)(song)(song)就(jiu)禁止樵(qiao)采，是(shi)(shi)(shi)福(fu)州較(jiao)早(zao)(zao)的歷史文化(hua)保護區。
主(zhu)峰(feng)從南(nan)向北居高臨下，勢如率領群山(shan)(shan)(shan)奔向大海(hai)，為主(zhu)村之屏(ping)風，故(gu)名(ming)。宋(song)(song)理(li)學(xue)家(jia)朱熹結舍講(jiang)學(xue)于山(shan)(shan)(shan)旁，因此又(you)叫(jiao)(jiao)賢人山(shan)(shan)(shan)。古(gu)時還叫(jiao)(jiao)魁山(shan)(shan)(shan)，唐代以前，山(shan)(shan)(shan)的前面一片汪(wang)洋，民居只(zhi)能沿(yan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)建(jian)(jian)屋，唐末(mo)至兩宋(song)(song)間，這里(li)(li)人才輩出，高魁蟬朕，故(gu)得名(ming)魁山(shan)(shan)(shan)，境為魁山(shan)(shan)(shan)境。山(shan)(shan)(shan)旁路邊大崖面上勒有楷書“魁山(shan)(shan)(shan)”二(er)字，后因建(jian)(jian)設水渠被打掉，福建(jian)(jian)省副省長潘(pan)心城在(zai)原(yuan)處補書“魁元(yuan)”二(er)字，里(li)(li)面有一處山(shan)(shan)(shan)峪，地(di)名(ming)叫(jiao)(jiao)魁山(shan)(shan)(shan)里(li)(li)，故(gu)屏(ping)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、賢人山(shan)(shan)(shan)、魁山(shan)(shan)(shan)，三名(ming)并傳(chuan)。
該山(shan)(shan)(shan)海(hai)拔500米，面(mian)(mian)積約(yue)1000畝(mu)，北面(mian)(mian)臨鼎溪，與柏山(shan)(shan)(shan)對峙，東(dong)面(mian)(mian)一(yi)(yi)片(pian)平原，萬(wan)畝(mu)良田，距山(shan)(shan)(shan)三(san)公里就(jiu)是(shi)大海(hai)。西面(mian)(mian)是(shi)蓄(xu)水(shui)一(yi)(yi)千萬(wan)立方米的(de)(de)三(san)溪水(shui)庫，以(yi)(yi)及環山(shan)(shan)(shan)諸村(cun)(cun)。南面(mian)(mian)與邦(bang)上(shang)村(cun)(cun)、犰(qiu)侖山(shan)(shan)(shan)及福清(qing)七社諸村(cun)(cun)交界。山(shan)(shan)(shan)巔羅列大小不(bu)一(yi)(yi)、千姿百態、挺秀而出(chu)的(de)(de)奇峰怪(guai)石，猶如萬(wan)笏朝(chao)天，生長(chang)有(you)兩面(mian)(mian)針、鳳尾(wei)草等(deng)(deng)多種藥材，種植地瓜(gua)(甘薯)、果(guo)樹等(deng)(deng)，并(bing)儲存大量(liang)優(you)質花崗石。有(you)天龍井、豸石、龍嗡泉等(deng)(deng)名勝古(gu)跡和(he)邑(yi)十二大景之一(yi)(yi)“屏嶂鋪霞”，千年(nian)古(gu)剎(cha)——朝(chao)元觀，朱(zhu)熹講學處——紫陽閣(ge)，香梅軒，鐘秀毓英牌坊等(deng)(deng)古(gu)建筑，明(ming)代(dai)陳(chen)省(sheng)崖刻(ke)等(deng)(deng)亦在其旁。來在山(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)新建觀海(hai)亭、望月亭和(he)各(ge)種休閑場所，通往各(ge)個景點道路都鋪上(shang)石條。巖(yan)石中有(you)華國(guo)(guo)鋒(feng)、賈慶林、田紀云、王兆國(guo)(guo)、賀(he)國(guo)(guo)強等(deng)(deng)黨(dang)和(he)國(guo)(guo)家(jia)領(ling)導(dao)人(ren)，以(yi)(yi)及陳(chen)明(ming)義、袁啟彤、游德馨、何少川、張家(jia)坤(kun)、潘心城、陳(chen)奮(fen)武等(deng)(deng)省(sheng)領(ling)導(dao)和(he)書法名家(jia)的(de)(de)書寫巖(yan)刻(ke)。
