抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)崮(gu)位于蒼山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、棗莊兩縣市交界處,又(you)名(ming)抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、君山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、豹子崮(gu)。漢代(dai)(dai)稱婁(lou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),魏時稱仙臺山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),據山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東(dong)靈峰寺(si)中元至正五年碑文記載,相傳(chuan)東(dong)晉時道(dao)家葛洪(字牙川(chuan),號抱(bao)(bao)(bao)樸子)曾在山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)下(xia)投簪棄官,抱(bao)(bao)(bao)一(yi)(yi)牛犢(du)上(shang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)隱居,墾荒種地(di),修身(shen)養性,“浩氣精淳,名(ming)聞(wen)帝闕”,皇帝敕(chi)(chi)封葛洪為(wei)抱(bao)(bao)(bao)樸真人(ren),又(you)因山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頭(tou)四周陡峭,山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)(ding)平整,故名(ming)抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)崮(gu)。崮(gu)頂(ding)(ding)平田數十(shi)(shi)畝(mu),有(you)(you)水(shui)池(chi)2處,深(shen)數尺,當(dang)地(di)人(ren)稱之(zhi)“天落池(chi)”。佇立崮(gu)頂(ding)(ding),東(dong)眺(tiao)黃(huang)海,宛然在目,海天一(yi)(yi)色,蔚為(wei)人(ren)現(xian),稱“君山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)望(wang)海”。山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)腰有(you)(you)洞窟數十(shi)(shi),主要有(you)(you)水(shui)簾洞、桃(tao)源洞、十(shi)(shi)八(ba)羅漢洞等。抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)崮(gu)以天險著稱,在此(ci)(ci),歷史(shi)上(shang)曾發生(sheng)過多次驚(jing)心動魄戰(zhan)斗。清(qing)代(dai)(dai)魯南幅軍(jun)起義,與清(qing)軍(jun)在此(ci)(ci)周旋。1939年羅榮桓(huan)率(lv)八(ba)路軍(jun)115師,在此(ci)(ci)創建了抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)崮(gu)抗日根據地(di)。抱(bao)(bao)(bao)犢(du)崮(gu)東(dong)麓靈峰寺(si),歷史(shi)上(shang)號稱佛(fo)(fo)剎(cha)叢(cong)林,清(qing)虛盛景,相傳(chuan)為(wei)天下(xia)三十(shi)(shi)六福地(di)之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)。從寺(si)中殘存(cun)的碑文看,寺(si)廟建于漢,為(wei)如來(lai)佛(fo)(fo)行宮,歷代(dai)(dai)王朝“敕(chi)(chi)封榜渝”,幾經修葺,現(xian)存(cun)遺址佛(fo)(fo)樓門匾上(shang)清(qing)雍(yong)正皇帝親筆(bi)御書“釋迦文佛(fo)(fo)”,被古今渴求功名(ming)的善男信女頂(ding)(ding)禮膜拜。靈峰寺(si)鼎盛時期(qi),殿宇軒昂,氣勢(shi)宏麗(li),300余(yu)僧人(ren)咸(xian)集于此(ci)(ci),拜佛(fo)(fo)誦經,香煙繚繞,后毀于戰(zhan)亂(luan)。現(xian)存(cun)有(you)(you)佛(fo)(fo)樓、鐘鼓樓址。
抱犢崮屬沂(yi)蒙山(shan)(shan)脈,海拔580米,是集(ji)自(zi)然(ran)景(jing)觀、人文(wen)歷史景(jing)觀于一體的(de)名山(shan)(shan)。其山(shan)(shan)勢(shi)突兀,巍峨(e)壯(zhuang)麗、泉流瀑瀉、柏(bo)(bo)蒼(cang)松郁。山(shan)(shan)腳(jiao)下(xia)有兩座古廟:清華寺和巢(chao)云觀。半山(shan)(shan)處有洞(dong)數十個(ge),名曰桃源洞(dong)、水(shui)簾洞(dong)等。崮頂沃土良田(tian)數十畝,松柏(bo)(bo)茂盛,蒼(cang)翠欲(yu)滴,奇花(hua)異草(cao),滿崮爛(lan)漫(man)。極(ji)目南天,平野如畫。山(shan)(shan)麓(lu)叢中,泉水(shui)叮咚(dong),清溪潺潺。向西遙望(wang),群山(shan)(shan)連綿,似青蛇(she)舞動。一覽崮北(bei),群山(shan)(shan)北(bei)逐,逶迤起伏。