鄭州紫荊山公園坐落在鄭州市區的東北部,南鄰金水河下游,北臨金水大道,東靠城東路,與中州國際飯店遙遙相望;西和黃河博物館相連。紫(zi)(zi)荊(jing)山(shan)系商代舊(jiu)城(cheng)址的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)部(bu)(bu)分(fen),距(ju)今已有3500年(nian)(nian)的(de)(de)(de)歷史。幾千(qian)(qian)年(nian)(nian)來,由(you)于風沙堆積和(he)洪水沖(chong)淹,大(da)部(bu)(bu)分(fen)城(cheng)墻已埋入地(di)下。現(xian)(xian)在(zai),舊(jiu)時紫(zi)(zi)荊(jing)山(shan)公園(yuan)和(he)公園(yuan)南(nan)山(shan)兩(liang)處露出地(di)表(biao)長度約一(yi)(yi)千(qian)(qian)公尺,是(shi)國(guo)務院1961年(nian)(nian)公布(bu)的(de)(de)(de)第一(yi)(yi)批重點文物(wu)保(bao)護(hu)單(dan)位。據民(min)國(guo)四年(nian)(nian)重修(xiu)的(de)(de)(de)《鄭縣志(zhi)》記載:“紫(zi)(zi)荊(jing)山(shan)乃北城(cheng)門外崇(chong)圣寺后舊(jiu)城(cheng)故址”。1958年(nian)(nian)開始在(zai)此建(jian)(jian)園(yuan),經過大(da)規模的(de)(de)(de)挖(wa)湖堆山(shan)義務勞(lao)動和(he)先綠(lv)化后美(mei)化的(de)(de)(de)建(jian)(jian)園(yuan)過程,使紫(zi)(zi)荊(jing)山(shan)公園(yuan)的(de)(de)(de)建(jian)(jian)設初具規模,整個公園(yuan)被金水河、道路自(zi)然(ran)分(fen)隔為(wei)(wei)東園(yuan)、西園(yuan)和(he)南(nan)園(yuan)三部(bu)(bu)分(fen),現(xian)(xian)占(zhan)地(di)總面積為(wei)(wei)288畝,其中綠(lv)地(di)占(zhan)75.5%,水面積占(zhan)11.3%。
紫荊山公園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)綠化主要是(shi)以(yi)(yi)蒼松(song)翠柏做基調,各(ge)種花(hua)色(se)的花(hua)、灌木點(dian)綴(zhui)其(qi)間;喬、灌、花(hua)、草(cao)搭配栽植(zhi)(zhi),構造(zao)出大(da)面積的樹林(lin)、草(cao)地園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)林(lin)景(jing)(jing)(jing)觀,全園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)現有(you)樹種120個,24000余(yu)株;綠地面積15.8萬平(ping)米,覆蓋率達93.2%,園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)林(lin)建筑藝術小品(pin)和(he)(he)景(jing)(jing)(jing)石遍布各(ge)個主要景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu),使(shi)山清水秀的公園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)更為(wei)(wei)活潑、幽(you)雅(ya)。東(dong)(dong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)由綠韻景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)、東(dong)(dong)湖(hu)(hu)景(jing)(jing)(jing)區(qu)和(he)(he)兒童樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)組成(cheng),以(yi)(yi)山水風景(jing)(jing)(jing)為(wei)(wei)主。從(cong)東(dong)(dong)大(da)門入(ru)口處(chu)遠(yuan)(yuan)遠(yuan)(yuan)望去(qu)是(shi)一(yi)片翠綠叢(cong)叢(cong)的灌木,棵棵的松(song)柏都是(shi)蔥郁茂盛(sheng);西園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),湖(hu)(hu)堤垂柳依(yi)依(yi),湖(hu)(hu)中(zhong)波光瀲滟,主要景(jing)(jing)(jing)點(dian)有(you)月(yue)季園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、湖(hu)(hu)心(xin)島(dao)、釣(diao)魚村、櫻花(hua)山等(deng),東(dong)(dong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)和(he)(he)南園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)從(cong)吊橋(qiao)相通(tong)。南園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)主要以(yi)(yi)觀賞(shang)植(zhi)(zhi)物為(wei)(wei)主,原先的花(hua)草(cao)苗圃區(qu)現已(yi)改建成(cheng)了薔(qiang)薇(wei)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)和(he)(he)敬林(lin)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。