七子山(shan)位于蘇州市(shi)西南郊(jiao),得名于山(shan)上七個高墩。山(shan)體呈北東走向(xiang),主峰海拔294.8米。山(shan)體由石(shi)英(ying)砂巖構成,大(da)致呈北東走向(xiang),長(chang)約(yue)6.5公(gong)里,最寬(kuan)處約(yue)4.5公(gong)里,面積約(yue)25平方公(gong)里。
七(qi)子山位于木(mu)瀆(du)(du)鎮南,石湖西,山體綿(mian)延于吳中(zhong)區木(mu)瀆(du)(du)、橫(heng)涇街道(dao)(dao)、越溪街道(dao)(dao)和虎丘區橫(heng)塘四鎮(街道(dao)(dao))。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之北,自西(xi)(xi)往東(dong)依次(ci)是姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、花(hua)園(yuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan))、九龍(long)塢(wu)、福壽山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣(wan)、上(shang)(shang)方山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨(mo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍(long)塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)有乾(qian)元(yuan)寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之南,自西(xi)(xi)往東(dong)依次(ci)是寶華(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家灣(wan)、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、王(wang)家山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、五塢(wu)、吳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)。
山之北,自西(xi)往東依次是姑(gu)蘇山、花園山、岷(min)山(今稱萬祿山)、九龍(long)塢(wu)、福壽山、梅灣、上(shang)方山、茶磨山,九龍(long)塢(wu)南山上(shang)有乾元寺(si);山之南,自西(xi)往東依次是寶(bao)華山、薛家灣、東山、王家山、陸(lu)墓山、五塢(wu)、吳山、桃花塢(wu)。
七子山位于木(mu)瀆鎮南(nan),石(shi)湖西,山體綿延于吳中區(qu)木(mu)瀆、橫(heng)涇街道(dao)、越溪街道(dao)和虎(hu)丘區(qu)橫(heng)塘四鎮(街道(dao))。
九龍塢(wu)為(wei)吳越(yue)(yue)廣陵王錢元(yuan)璙(liao)及其(qi)子中(zhong)(zhong)吳軍節(jie)度使(shi)錢文奉墓所在地。吳越(yue)(yue)時,在七子山頂月光(guang)灘(tan)建(jian)廣福禪寺(si),后(hou)改(gai)名為(wei)乾元(yuan)寺(si);清嘉慶二(er)十(shi)二(er)年(nian)(1817)重修(xiu),60年(nian)代(dai)后(hou)期被毀,2001年(nian)后(hou)修(xiu)復(fu)。蘇州西部低(di)山丘陵上(shang)共有石室(shi)上(shang)千座,其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)以七子山上(shang)的為(wei)最大。
七(qi)(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan)舊(jiu)名(ming)橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)上七(qi)(qi)(qi)個高墩(dun)(dun),為春秋(qiu)戰國遺跡,俗稱七(qi)(qi)(qi)炮墩(dun)(dun)、七(qi)(qi)(qi)子墩(dun)(dun),相(xiang)傳山(shan)(shan)頂七(qi)(qi)(qi)墩(dun)(dun)是(shi)古(gu)人(ren)埋葬七(qi)(qi)(qi)個兒子處,故名(ming)七(qi)(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan);南臨太湖(hu)(hu),若箕踞之勢,又(you)名(ming)踞湖(hu)(hu)山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)有七(qi)(qi)(qi)條支(zhi)脈和(he)(he)芳(fang)桂、飛泉、修(xiu)竹、丹霞、白云(yun)五山(shan)(shan)塢,亦名(ming)七(qi)(qi)(qi)支(zhi)山(shan)(shan)和(he)(he)五塢山(shan)(shan);吳越時建薦福寺,故又(you)名(ming)薦福山(shan)(shan)。唐《吳地記》:“橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan),又(you)名(ming)據(ju)湖(hu)(hu)山(shan)(shan)。在吳縣西南十六里(li),中有朱(zhu)植墳,及晉門下侍(shi)郎陸云(yun)公墳。……顧野王墳在橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan)東(dong)。”