七(qi)子山(shan)位于蘇州市西南郊,得名于山(shan)上七(qi)個高墩。山(shan)體呈(cheng)北(bei)東走向(xiang),主峰海拔294.8米。山(shan)體由石英砂巖構成(cheng),大致(zhi)呈(cheng)北(bei)東走向(xiang),長約(yue)6.5公(gong)里,最(zui)寬(kuan)處約(yue)4.5公(gong)里,面積約(yue)25平方(fang)公(gong)里。
七子山位于(yu)木瀆鎮南,石湖(hu)西(xi),山體綿延(yan)于(yu)吳中區木瀆、橫涇街(jie)道(dao)、越(yue)溪街(jie)道(dao)和虎丘區橫塘四(si)鎮(街(jie)道(dao))。
山(shan)(shan)之北,自西往(wang)東(dong)依(yi)次是(shi)姑(gu)蘇山(shan)(shan)、花(hua)園山(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(今(jin)稱(cheng)萬祿山(shan)(shan))、九龍(long)塢(wu)、福壽(shou)山(shan)(shan)、梅灣(wan)、上方山(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan),九龍(long)塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)上有乾元(yuan)寺;山(shan)(shan)之南,自西往(wang)東(dong)依(yi)次是(shi)寶華山(shan)(shan)、薛家(jia)灣(wan)、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)、王家(jia)山(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)、五塢(wu)、吳(wu)山(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)之北,自西往(wang)東(dong)依次是(shi)姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)、花(hua)園山(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿山(shan)(shan)(shan))、九龍塢(wu)、福(fu)壽(shou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅(mei)灣、上方山(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶(cha)磨山(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)(shan)上有乾(qian)元寺(si);山(shan)(shan)(shan)之南,自西往(wang)東(dong)依次是(shi)寶華山(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛(xue)家(jia)灣、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家(jia)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸(lu)墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)、五塢(wu)、吳(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)。
七子(zi)山位于木瀆鎮南,石湖西,山體綿(mian)延于吳中區(qu)木瀆、橫涇街(jie)道(dao)、越(yue)溪街(jie)道(dao)和(he)虎丘區(qu)橫塘(tang)四(si)鎮(街(jie)道(dao))。
九龍塢為吳越廣(guang)陵(ling)(ling)王錢元(yuan)璙(liao)及(ji)其(qi)子中吳軍節度使錢文奉墓所(suo)在(zai)(zai)地。吳越時,在(zai)(zai)七(qi)子山頂月光灘建廣(guang)福禪寺,后改名為乾元(yuan)寺;清嘉慶二(er)十二(er)年(nian)(1817)重修,60年(nian)代(dai)后期被(bei)毀,2001年(nian)后修復。蘇州(zhou)西部低山丘陵(ling)(ling)上共有石(shi)室上千座,其(qi)中以七(qi)子山上的為最大。
七(qi)(qi)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)舊名橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)七(qi)(qi)個(ge)高墩,為春秋(qiu)戰國遺(yi)跡,俗稱七(qi)(qi)炮墩、七(qi)(qi)子(zi)墩,相傳(chuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂七(qi)(qi)墩是(shi)古人埋葬(zang)七(qi)(qi)個(ge)兒子(zi)處,故名七(qi)(qi)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);南臨太湖,若箕踞之勢,又名踞湖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)有七(qi)(qi)條(tiao)支脈和(he)芳桂、飛泉、修竹(zhu)、丹霞、白云(yun)五山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)塢(wu),亦(yi)名七(qi)(qi)支山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)和(he)五塢(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);吳(wu)越時(shi)建薦(jian)福寺(si),故又名薦(jian)福山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。唐《吳(wu)地(di)記》:“橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),又名據湖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。在(zai)吳(wu)縣西南十六(liu)里(li),中有朱植墳(fen)(fen)(fen),及晉門下侍郎陸云(yun)公墳(fen)(fen)(fen)。……顧野王墳(fen)(fen)(fen)在(zai)橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東。”