望溪公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(又稱“花園(yuan)(yuan)兒(er)山(shan)”)是(shi)建在(zai)遼寧省本(ben)溪市(shi)(shi)市(shi)(shi)中心的一(yi)座大型綜合性公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan),它形(xing)如馬(ma)鞍,海拔二百四十(shi)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)尺(chi),占地面積四十(shi)二公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)頃(qing)。登(deng)山(shan)環視,山(shan)城(cheng)(cheng)景色盡(jin)收眼底(di),太子(zi)河穿城(cheng)(cheng)而過,故名“望溪公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)”。園(yuan)(yuan)內(nei)各(ge)種樹木郁(yu)郁(yu)蔥(cong)蔥(cong)、亭臺樓閣高低錯落、珍(zhen)禽異獸悠閑(xian)漫步,奇花異草(cao)姹紫嫣紅。公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)最高點,屹立(li)著人民英雄紀念碑。鏤(lou)刻(ke)著董必武、朱(zhu)德、謝覺哉等(deng)老一(yi)輩(bei)無產階(jie)級(ji)革命家的親(qin)筆題詞,碑座四周鑲(xiang)嵌著大理(li)石浮雕(diao),由公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)正(zheng)門(men)登(deng)四百三(san)十(shi)多級(ji)臺階(jie)可直達(da)紀念碑。園(yuan)(yuan)中“寄芳(fang)愿”、“留園(yuan)(yuan)”、“風華園(yuan)(yuan)”等(deng)園(yuan)(yuan)中園(yuan)(yuan)盡(jin)顯錦繡,連心橋(qiao)飛架鎖住(zhu)真情,天(tian)鵝(e)湖湖水漾(yang)波游(you)船蕩(dang)漾(yang)、仙鶴孔(kong)雀園(yuan)(yuan)中紛飛、一(yi)派清(qing)幽、雅致,是(shi)市(shi)(shi)區中的一(yi)片(pian)綠洲。近年來(lai),幾千萬元(yuan)的大規模投(tou)資改造,使望溪公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)又煥(huan)發了新的青春(chun),它是(shi)本(ben)溪市(shi)(shi)人民休閑(xian)、游(you)覽的好(hao)去處(chu)。
本溪(xi)(xi)市(shi)(shi)望溪(xi)(xi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)地(di)處(chu)繁(fan)華的(de)市(shi)(shi)中心,有東(dong)明,永(yong)豐,建工商業繁(fan)華地(di)段環繞周圍,山(shan)腳下南(nan)(nan)方是(shi)平(ping)(ping)山(shan)、英勇;西側是(shi)本溪(xi)(xi)市(shi)(shi)人(ren)民政府和(he)(he)本溪(xi)(xi)站;北(bei)(bei)面比鄰新華書店,兒童樂園(yuan)(yuan);東(dong)面是(shi)東(dong)明步行街。可以說四面繁(fan)華。公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)整體就是(shi)一(yi)座(zuo)山(shan),是(shi)一(yi)個(ge)爬(pa)山(shan)觀景,修仙鍛煉的(de)好(hao)去處(chu)。山(shan)上分布(bu)著各種(zhong)(zhong)動物的(de)展覽區,游人(ren)可以看到鳥(niao)園(yuan)(yuan),猴山(shan),灰狼,黑熊,東(dong)北(bei)(bei)虎,美洲獅(shi),美洲豹,駱駝,鴕鳥(niao)等(deng)動物,給人(ren)一(yi)種(zhong)(zhong)人(ren)和(he)(he)大自然和(he)(he)諧共生的(de)美感(gan)。山(shan)上還有一(yi)個(ge)人(ren)工湖,游人(ren)可以泛舟湖內。站在山(shan)頂(ding)的(de)人(ren)民英雄(xiong)紀念碑前或(huo)二層涼亭上眺望,整個(ge)本溪(xi)(xi)市(shi)(shi)區便(bian)盡收眼底。而地(di)處(chu)望溪(xi)(xi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)南(nan)(nan)邊的(de)平(ping)(ping)頂(ding)山(shan)森林(lin)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)更(geng)是(shi)讓人(ren)心怡神往的(de)去處(chu),海拔571米的(de)平(ping)(ping)頂(ding)山(shan)森林(lin)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)近在咫尺(chi)。現(xian)在,過(guo)去棲(qi)息在望溪(xi)(xi)公(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)的(de)各種(zhong)(zhong)珍禽異獸已經集體遷往平(ping)(ping)頂(ding)山(shan)動物園(yuan)(yuan),作為一(yi)單獨景點供(gong)游人(ren)觀賞,游玩。
乘車(che)路(lu)線:市(shi)內各公(gong)交車(che)到(dao)(dao)站前下車(che),往市(shi)政府方向步行300米即(ji)到(dao)(dao)。正門在市(shi)政府和本溪鋼鐵(tie)集團公(gong)司(si)之間。乘坐長途(tu)客車(che)的在東芬客運站下車(che)后乘坐25路(lu)、16路(lu)、19路(lu)公(gong)交車(che)到(dao)(dao)站前下車(che)即(ji)是。