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。紫荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)系(xi)商代舊城(cheng)址的(de)(de)一部(bu)分,距(ju)今已有3500年(nian)的(de)(de)歷史。幾(ji)千年(nian)來,由于風沙堆(dui)積(ji)(ji)和洪水沖(chong)淹,大部(bu)分城(cheng)墻已埋入地(di)下。現(xian)在,舊時紫荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)和公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)南山(shan)(shan)(shan)兩處露(lu)出地(di)表長(chang)度約(yue)一千公(gong)(gong)(gong)尺,是國務(wu)院1961年(nian)公(gong)(gong)(gong)布的(de)(de)第一批重(zhong)點文物保護單位(wei)。據民國四年(nian)重(zhong)修的(de)(de)《鄭(zheng)縣志》記載:“紫荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)乃北城(cheng)門(men)外崇圣寺后舊城(cheng)故址”。1958年(nian)開(kai)始(shi)在此建(jian)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),經過(guo)大規模的(de)(de)挖湖堆(dui)山(shan)(shan)(shan)義務(wu)勞動和先綠化后美化的(de)(de)建(jian)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)過(guo)程,使紫荊(jing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)的(de)(de)建(jian)設初具(ju)規模,整個公(gong)(gong)(gong)園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)被金水河、道路自然分隔為東園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)、西園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)和南園(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)三部(bu)分,現(xian)占(zhan)地(di)總面積(ji)(ji)為288畝,其中(zhong)綠地(di)占(zhan)75.5%,水面積(ji)(ji)占(zhan)11.3%。
紫(zi)荊(jing)山(shan)公園(yuan)綠化主要是以(yi)蒼松翠柏做基調(diao),各種花(hua)色(se)的(de)(de)花(hua)、灌木點(dian)綴(zhui)其間(jian);喬、灌、花(hua)、草(cao)搭配栽植(zhi),構造出大面(mian)積的(de)(de)樹林、草(cao)地園(yuan)林景(jing)觀(guan),全園(yuan)現(xian)有(you)樹種120個,24000余株;綠地面(mian)積15.8萬平米,覆蓋率達93.2%,園(yuan)林建筑藝術(shu)小品和景(jing)石(shi)遍布各個主要景(jing)區,使山(shan)清水秀(xiu)的(de)(de)公園(yuan)更為(wei)活(huo)潑、幽雅。東(dong)園(yuan)由(you)綠韻景(jing)區、東(dong)湖(hu)景(jing)區和兒童樂園(yuan)組成(cheng),以(yi)山(shan)水風(feng)景(jing)為(wei)主。從東(dong)大門入口處遠遠望去是一片翠綠叢(cong)叢(cong)的(de)(de)灌木,棵(ke)棵(ke)的(de)(de)松柏都是蔥郁茂盛;西園(yuan),湖(hu)堤垂柳依(yi)依(yi),湖(hu)中(zhong)波光瀲滟,主要景(jing)點(dian)有(you)月季園(yuan)、湖(hu)心島、釣魚村、櫻花(hua)山(shan)等,東(dong)園(yuan)和南園(yuan)從吊橋相通。南園(yuan)主要以(yi)觀(guan)賞(shang)植(zhi)物(wu)為(wei)主,原(yuan)先的(de)(de)花(hua)草(cao)苗圃區現(xian)已改建成(cheng)了(le)薔薇園(yuan)和敬林園(yuan)。