桃(tao)源山(shan)上原多梵剎廟(miao)祠,古木(mu)環抱,鷹棲鶴巢,塔欲鉆天,碑坊聳(song)峙(zhi),石徑(jing)通幽,溶(rong)洞中空,古跡金石密集(ji),位于江畔(pan),地勢奇(qi)妙(miao)。1920年(nian)前(qian)后(hou)(hou),地方(fang)紳士(shi)出(chu)資,將(jiang)桃(tao)源山(shan)辟為公(gong)園,并將(jiang)丁字口至(zhi)桃(tao)源山(shan)寬(kuan)約5米的石板路取名(ming)公(gong)園路,為市民休閑游(you)玩之所(suo),是(shi)故桃(tao)源山(shan)公(gong)園應(ying)為遵義較早的公(gong)園。世事變遷,原址(zhi)30年(nian)代后(hou)(hou)漸為學校、民教(jiao)館和警(jing)察(cha)局占用而廢。
遵義桃源山(shan)上原多梵剎廟祠,古(gu)木(mu)環抱,鷹棲鶴巢(chao),塔欲鉆天,碑坊(fang)聳峙,石徑通幽,溶洞中(zhong)空,古(gu)跡(ji)金石密集,位于(yu)江畔,地(di)勢奇妙。1920年(nian)(nian)前后,地(di)方紳士出資,將(jiang)桃源山(shan)辟(pi)為(wei)(wei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),并(bing)將(jiang)丁(ding)字(zi)口(kou)至桃源山(shan)寬約5米(mi)的(de)石板路(lu)取名(ming)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)路(lu),為(wei)(wei)市(shi)民(min)(min)休(xiu)閑游(you)玩之所,故桃源山(shan)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)應(ying)為(wei)(wei)遵義較早的(de)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。世事(shi)變(bian)遷(qian),原址(zhi)30年(nian)(nian)代后漸為(wei)(wei)學校(xiao)、民(min)(min)教館和警察局占用而廢。1952年(nian)(nian)政(zheng)府拆次東門一帶的(de)城墻,將(jiang)墻外河灘和墻內王、樣(yang)、舒(shu)、宦的(de)4個私家花園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)建成遵義公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),長406米(mi),寬201米(mi)。1955年(nian)(nian)始(shi)增動(dong)物園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區,1956年(nian)(nian)1月(yue)始(shi)行收費管理。1982年(nian)(nian)建成兒(er)童樂園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),設(she)電動(dong)飛機、火車、碰(peng)碰(peng)車等(deng)娛樂項目,為(wei)(wei)遵義市(shi)獨一封閉管理的(de)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。后于(yu)2014年(nian)(nian),兒(er)童樂園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)拆毀,建成遵義市(shi)紀念公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)中(zhong)有:遵義名(ming)人堂、遵義碑林等(deng)風景。