桃源(yuan)山上原多梵(fan)剎廟(miao)祠,古木(mu)環抱(bao),鷹棲(qi)鶴巢,塔(ta)欲(yu)鉆(zhan)天,碑坊聳峙,石(shi)(shi)徑通幽(you),溶洞(dong)中空,古跡金石(shi)(shi)密集,位于江畔,地(di)勢奇妙。1920年前后(hou),地(di)方紳士出資,將(jiang)桃源(yuan)山辟為公(gong)(gong)園(yuan),并(bing)將(jiang)丁(ding)字(zi)口至桃源(yuan)山寬約5米的石(shi)(shi)板路(lu)取名公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)路(lu),為市(shi)民(min)休閑(xian)游玩之所,是故桃源(yuan)山公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)應為遵義較早的公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)。世事變(bian)遷,原址30年代后(hou)漸為學校、民(min)教館和警察局占用而廢。
遵義(yi)桃(tao)(tao)源山上原多梵剎(cha)廟祠,古木環抱,鷹棲鶴(he)巢,塔欲鉆天,碑坊(fang)聳峙,石(shi)徑通幽,溶洞中空,古跡金石(shi)密集(ji),位于(yu)江畔,地勢奇妙。1920年(nian)(nian)(nian)前后,地方紳士出資,將(jiang)桃(tao)(tao)源山辟(pi)為(wei)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),并(bing)將(jiang)丁字口(kou)至桃(tao)(tao)源山寬(kuan)約5米的(de)(de)石(shi)板路取名(ming)(ming)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)路,為(wei)市(shi)民休(xiu)閑(xian)游玩之所,故桃(tao)(tao)源山公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)應為(wei)遵義(yi)較早的(de)(de)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。世事變遷,原址30年(nian)(nian)(nian)代后漸為(wei)學校、民教(jiao)館和(he)警察局占用而廢。1952年(nian)(nian)(nian)政府(fu)拆(chai)次東門一帶的(de)(de)城(cheng)墻,將(jiang)墻外河灘和(he)墻內(nei)王、樣、舒、宦的(de)(de)4個(ge)私家花園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)建成(cheng)(cheng)遵義(yi)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),長406米,寬(kuan)201米。1955年(nian)(nian)(nian)始增動物園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區(qu),1956年(nian)(nian)(nian)1月始行收費管(guan)(guan)理。1982年(nian)(nian)(nian)建成(cheng)(cheng)兒童樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),設電動飛(fei)機、火車(che)、碰碰車(che)等娛樂(le)項目(mu),為(wei)遵義(yi)市(shi)獨(du)一封閉管(guan)(guan)理的(de)(de)公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。后于(yu)2014年(nian)(nian)(nian),兒童樂(le)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)拆(chai)毀,建成(cheng)(cheng)遵義(yi)市(shi)紀念公(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)中有:遵義(yi)名(ming)(ming)人堂(tang)、遵義(yi)碑林(lin)等風景。