七子(zi)山(shan)位于(yu)蘇州(zhou)市西南郊(jiao),得名于(yu)山(shan)上七個高墩。山(shan)體(ti)呈北東走(zou)向(xiang),主峰海(hai)拔294.8米。山(shan)體(ti)由石英砂巖構成,大致(zhi)呈北東走(zou)向(xiang),長約6.5公里,最寬(kuan)處約4.5公里,面積約25平方公里。
七子山(shan)位(wei)于木瀆(du)鎮南(nan),石(shi)湖西,山(shan)體綿延于吳中區木瀆(du)、橫涇街道、越溪街道和虎丘(qiu)區橫塘四鎮(街道)。
山(shan)之(zhi)北,自西往東(dong)依次是(shi)姑蘇山(shan)、花(hua)園山(shan)、岷(min)山(shan)(今(jin)稱萬祿山(shan))、九龍(long)塢(wu)(wu)(wu)、福(fu)壽(shou)山(shan)、梅灣、上方山(shan)、茶磨山(shan),九龍(long)塢(wu)(wu)(wu)南(nan)山(shan)上有乾元寺;山(shan)之(zhi)南(nan),自西往東(dong)依次是(shi)寶華山(shan)、薛家灣、東(dong)山(shan)、王(wang)家山(shan)、陸墓(mu)山(shan)、五塢(wu)(wu)(wu)、吳山(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)(wu)(wu)。
山(shan)(shan)之北(bei),自西往東(dong)依次(ci)是(shi)姑蘇山(shan)(shan)、花園山(shan)(shan)、岷(min)山(shan)(shan)(今(jin)稱萬祿山(shan)(shan))、九(jiu)龍塢、福壽山(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上(shang)(shang)方山(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan),九(jiu)龍塢南(nan)山(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)有(you)乾元寺;山(shan)(shan)之南(nan),自西往東(dong)依次(ci)是(shi)寶(bao)華山(shan)(shan)、薛家灣、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)、王(wang)家山(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)、五塢、吳山(shan)(shan)、桃花塢。
七(qi)子(zi)山(shan)位(wei)于(yu)木瀆鎮南,石湖西,山(shan)體綿延于(yu)吳(wu)中區(qu)木瀆、橫涇(jing)街(jie)道、越溪街(jie)道和虎丘區(qu)橫塘四(si)鎮(街(jie)道)。
九(jiu)龍塢為吳(wu)(wu)越廣(guang)陵王錢元(yuan)璙(liao)及其子中(zhong)吳(wu)(wu)軍(jun)節度使(shi)錢文奉墓(mu)所在地。吳(wu)(wu)越時(shi),在七子山(shan)(shan)頂(ding)月光灘建廣(guang)福禪寺,后(hou)改名為乾元(yuan)寺;清(qing)嘉慶二十(shi)二年(nian)(1817)重修,60年(nian)代后(hou)期被毀,2001年(nian)后(hou)修復。蘇(su)州西部低山(shan)(shan)丘陵上共有石室上千座(zuo),其中(zhong)以七子山(shan)(shan)上的為最大。
七(qi)(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan)舊(jiu)名橫山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)上七(qi)(qi)(qi)個高(gao)墩(dun),為春秋戰國(guo)遺跡(ji),俗稱七(qi)(qi)(qi)炮(pao)墩(dun)、七(qi)(qi)(qi)子墩(dun),相傳山(shan)(shan)頂七(qi)(qi)(qi)墩(dun)是(shi)古人埋(mai)葬七(qi)(qi)(qi)個兒子處,故(gu)名七(qi)(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan);南臨太湖(hu),若箕(ji)踞之勢,又(you)名踞湖(hu)山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)有七(qi)(qi)(qi)條(tiao)支脈(mo)和芳桂(gui)、飛泉、修竹、丹霞、白(bai)云(yun)五(wu)山(shan)(shan)塢,亦名七(qi)(qi)(qi)支山(shan)(shan)和五(wu)塢山(shan)(shan);吳(wu)越時建薦福寺(si),故(gu)又(you)名薦福山(shan)(shan)。唐《吳(wu)地記》:“橫山(shan)(shan),又(you)名據湖(hu)山(shan)(shan)。在吳(wu)縣(xian)西南十六(liu)里,中有朱(zhu)植墳(fen)(fen),及晉門(men)下侍(shi)郎陸云(yun)公墳(fen)(fen)。……顧野王墳(fen)(fen)在橫山(shan)(shan)東。”