桃(tao)源(yuan)山(shan)上原(yuan)多梵剎廟(miao)祠，古木(mu)環(huan)抱，鷹棲鶴巢，塔欲(yu)鉆天，碑坊聳峙，石(shi)徑通(tong)幽(you)，溶洞中(zhong)空，古跡金(jin)石(shi)密集，位(wei)于江(jiang)畔，地(di)勢奇妙。1920年前后，地(di)方(fang)紳士出資，將(jiang)桃(tao)源(yuan)山(shan)辟為(wei)(wei)公(gong)園，并將(jiang)丁字口至桃(tao)源(yuan)山(shan)寬(kuan)約5米的石(shi)板路(lu)取名公(gong)園路(lu)，為(wei)(wei)市民休閑游玩之所，是(shi)故桃(tao)源(yuan)山(shan)公(gong)園應為(wei)(wei)遵義較早的公(gong)園。世(shi)事變遷，原(yuan)址30年代后漸(jian)為(wei)(wei)學校、民教館和警察(cha)局占用而廢。
遵(zun)義桃(tao)源山(shan)(shan)(shan)上原多梵(fan)剎(cha)廟祠，古(gu)木環抱，鷹(ying)棲(qi)鶴巢，塔欲(yu)鉆(zhan)天，碑坊聳峙，石(shi)徑通(tong)幽，溶洞中空，古(gu)跡金石(shi)密集，位(wei)于江畔，地勢奇妙。1920年(nian)前(qian)后(hou)，地方(fang)紳士出資，將桃(tao)源山(shan)(shan)(shan)辟為(wei)(wei)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，并(bing)將丁字口至桃(tao)源山(shan)(shan)(shan)寬(kuan)約5米(mi)的(de)石(shi)板(ban)路取名(ming)(ming)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)路，為(wei)(wei)市(shi)民(min)休閑游玩之所，故桃(tao)源山(shan)(shan)(shan)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)應(ying)為(wei)(wei)遵(zun)義較早的(de)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。世事變遷，原址30年(nian)代(dai)后(hou)漸為(wei)(wei)學校(xiao)、民(min)教館和(he)警察局占用而廢。1952年(nian)政府(fu)拆次(ci)東門一帶的(de)城墻，將墻外河灘(tan)和(he)墻內王、樣、舒(shu)、宦的(de)4個(ge)私(si)家花園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)建(jian)成遵(zun)義公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，長406米(mi)，寬(kuan)201米(mi)。1955年(nian)始增動物(wu)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)區，1956年(nian)1月始行(xing)收(shou)費管理(li)。1982年(nian)建(jian)成兒(er)(er)童樂園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，設電動飛(fei)機、火(huo)車、碰碰車等娛樂項目，為(wei)(wei)遵(zun)義市(shi)獨一封閉(bi)管理(li)的(de)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)。后(hou)于2014年(nian)，兒(er)(er)童樂園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)拆毀(hui)，建(jian)成遵(zun)義市(shi)紀念公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)，園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)中有：遵(zun)義名(ming)(ming)人堂(tang)、遵(zun)義碑林等風(feng)景。
