1982年(nian)(nian)，豐城(cheng)縣人民政府先(xian)后拔(ba)出專款，在(zai)沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)興(xing)建(jian)(jian)(jian)公園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，經(jing)(jing)過幾年(nian)(nian)的不(bu)斷(duan)修建(jian)(jian)(jian)，新(xin)型的公園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)初具(ju)規(gui)模，古(gu)(gu)老聞名的沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)舊貌變新(xin)顏，重(zhong)現光彩。1985年(nian)(nian)正式開(kai)(kai)放，新(xin)建(jian)(jian)(jian)沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)公園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，四(si)周垂柳(liu)成蔭，圍墻(qiang)(qiang)環繞，碧水紅墻(qiang)(qiang)，波光流彩。在(zai)入園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)處，建(jian)(jian)(jian)有(you)(you)一座寬(kuan)(kuan)4米(mi)，長(chang)(chang)(chang)30米(mi)的曲(qu)(qu)徑橋，橋兩側(ce)裝有(you)(you)鏤花空心銀(yin)白(bai)欄桿(gan)，連(lian)通(tong)公園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)主(zhu)要建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑有(you)(you)劍(jian)(jian)匣亭(ting)(ting)(ting)，聳(song)立(li)中心，基檐，造型精巧雅致。亭(ting)(ting)(ting)柱(zhu)(zhu)上掛有(you)(you)雕刻木質(zhi)鍍金(jin)對聯：“懷(huai)往古(gu)(gu)，劍(jian)(jian)邑龍(long)光輝耀(yao)，畢竟舊故(gu)縣；喜(xi)今日，富(fu)城(cheng)紫氣璀(cui)璨，果然(ran)金(jin)豐城(cheng)”。亭(ting)(ting)(ting)內(nei)上壁彩畫龍(long)鳳，戲(xi)組(zu)藻井圖，富(fu)麗堂煌。亭(ting)(ting)(ting)中置(zhi)放古(gu)(gu)劍(jian)(jian)匣和“劍(jian)(jian)匣亭(ting)(ting)(ting)碑記”，游(you)客至此小(xiao)憩(qi)，欣賞劍(jian)(jian)匣，誦讀碑文，懷(huai)古(gu)(gu)吟今。入園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)西為兒童樂園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)和旱冰場，邊(bian)有(you)(you)碰碰車。東邊(bian)假山嶙峋，曲(qu)(qu)經(jing)(jing)相連(lian)，百花競艷，綠草如茵(yin)，名花貴樹滿園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)棋布。在(zai)環園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)石(shi)岸垂柳(liu)蔭下，設置(zhi)石(shi)桌石(shi)登，供游(you)客憩(qi)息。1989年(nian)(nian)新(xin)建(jian)(jian)(jian)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)北、湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)西兩岸開(kai)(kai)放式鐵欄柵，全長(chang)(chang)(chang)520米(mi)。1990年(nian)(nian)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)中新(xin)建(jian)(jian)(jian)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)心亭(ting)(ting)(ting)一座，仿古(gu)(gu)造型，垂檐琉(liu)璃瓦，二(er)層六柱(zhu)(zhu)，面積182平方米(mi)，亭(ting)(ting)(ting)高12米(mi)，登樓眺(tiao)望，湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)水倚樓盡收(shou)眼底(di)。1991年(nian)(nian)新(xin)建(jian)(jian)(jian)九曲(qu)(qu)橋一座，連(lian)接湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)心亭(ting)(ting)(ting)，全長(chang)(chang)(chang)117米(mi)，寬(kuan)(kuan)3.1米(mi)，四(si)邊(bian)有(you)(you)欄柱(zhu)(zhu)，游(you)客可(ke)自由(you)散步(bu)，開(kai)(kai)寬(kuan)(kuan)心野。碧水湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)中有(you)(you)小(xiao)畫舫，供人們游(you)覽湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)色風光。
沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)古(gu)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)甚(shen)多。早(zao)在(zai)唐、宋時(shi)，沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)中有(you)(you)(you)(you)洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)，曰獨洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)，即星(xing)堆。洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)周圍(wei)建(jian)(jian)(jian)有(you)(you)(you)(you)“泮官”、“五花閣”、云(yun)綺閣（霞綺館）、一(yi)草亭、“問(wen)清軒”、“敕書閣”（湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)光(guang)書院）、“石亭”、“毓(yu)秀瞰臨樓”、“登瀛橋”等建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)物，錯落(luo)松(song)竹之間，景色秀麗。據《丁氏族(zu)譜》載：構一(yi)草亭閣于其上(shang)(shang)，屹(yi)立湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)中，如(ru)(ru)芙蓉出水(shui)(shui)，園其頂(ding)，亭呈(cheng)八角，覆以銅瓦，內瓦短垣，上(shang)(shang)為(wei)窗戶，圍(wei)以木欄(lan)，涂以丹堊(e)，匾曰：一(yi)草亭，宛(wan)在(zai)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)水(shui)(shui)中央，由湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)賓(bin)東(dong)上(shang)(shang)為(wei)橋西，躡石級而登石亭。東(dong)南之間，株欄(lan)畫棟。高踞湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)上(shang)(shang)為(wei)云(yun)綺閣，其東(dong)側小堤，以通云(yun)洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)。外為(wei)下湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)，中有(you)(you)(you)(you)層樓聳出云(yun)端，為(wei)予之敕書閣。漣湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)較沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)廣數(shu)倍(bei)，有(you)(you)(you)(you)盛(sheng)家洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)，與云(yun)洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)相隔一(yi)堤。至(zhi)西一(yi)帶，則老樹(shu)扶疏(shu)，居民稠(chou)密，為(wei)墨(mo)客騷人講學游宴勝地(di)，宋代(dai)杰士盛(sheng)溫如(ru)(ru)居此(ci)講學，創辦書院。湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)畔為(wei)五花閣，與一(yi)草亭相峙，建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)占地(di)面積約300平方米(mi)，為(wei)官宦名瀏覽(lan)吟詠(yong)之所。宋代(dai)朱熹(xi)三次家訪盛(sheng)溫如(ru)(ru)至(zhi)此(ci)，詠(yong)《復(fu)過盛(sheng)家洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)》詩(shi)稱沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)“萬頃(qing)波光(guang)涵宇宙”。清丁猷駿《湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)光(guang)萬頃(qing)》詩(shi)稱云(yun)：“劍水(shui)(shui)城(cheng)東(dong)渚一(yi)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)，晴光(guang)瀲滟水(shui)(shui)平鋪(pu)。潮通春(chun)信風生綠，練(lian)洗寒潭月涌珠。幾(ji)個園林成島嶼，偶從城(cheng)市得蓬壺。云(yun)洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)桃李年年為(wei)，不數(shu)余抗有(you)(you)(you)(you)畫圖。”后來沙(sha)湖(hu)(hu)(hu)(hu)古(gu)建(jian)(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)(zhu)失修，逐漸毀壞，至(zhi)民國時(shi)期(qi)，遂成荒洲(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)。
