七(qi)子山(shan)位(wei)于蘇(su)州市西(xi)南郊,得(de)名(ming)于山(shan)上(shang)七(qi)個高墩。山(shan)體(ti)呈北東走(zou)向(xiang),主峰海拔294.8米。山(shan)體(ti)由石英砂(sha)巖(yan)構成(cheng),大致呈北東走(zou)向(xiang),長約(yue)(yue)6.5公(gong)里,最寬處約(yue)(yue)4.5公(gong)里,面積約(yue)(yue)25平(ping)方公(gong)里。
七子山(shan)位(wei)于(yu)木瀆(du)鎮南,石湖(hu)西,山(shan)體綿延于(yu)吳中區(qu)木瀆(du)、橫涇街道、越溪街道和(he)虎丘區(qu)橫塘四鎮(街道)。
山(shan)(shan)之北,自(zi)西往東(dong)依(yi)次是姑蘇山(shan)(shan)、花園山(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(今稱(cheng)萬祿山(shan)(shan))、九龍塢(wu)、福(fu)壽山(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上方山(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan),九龍塢(wu)南(nan)山(shan)(shan)上有(you)乾元寺;山(shan)(shan)之南(nan),自(zi)西往東(dong)依(yi)次是寶華山(shan)(shan)、薛家灣、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)、陸(lu)墓山(shan)(shan)、五(wu)塢(wu)、吳山(shan)(shan)、桃花塢(wu)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)之北,自西(xi)(xi)往東(dong)依次(ci)(ci)是姑蘇山(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、福壽山(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上方山(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍塢南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)上有(you)乾元寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)之南(nan),自西(xi)(xi)往東(dong)依次(ci)(ci)是寶華山(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家灣、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)、五塢、吳山(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢。
七(qi)子山位于木瀆鎮南,石湖西,山體綿延于吳中區(qu)木瀆、橫涇街道、越溪街道和(he)虎丘區(qu)橫塘(tang)四鎮(街道)。
九龍塢為吳越廣陵王錢元(yuan)璙及其子中(zhong)吳軍節度使錢文奉墓所在地。吳越時,在七子山(shan)頂月光(guang)灘建(jian)廣福禪寺,后改名為乾(qian)元(yuan)寺;清嘉慶二十(shi)二年(nian)(1817)重修,60年(nian)代后期被毀,2001年(nian)后修復。蘇州西(xi)部低山(shan)丘陵上共有石室上千(qian)座,其中(zhong)以七子山(shan)上的為最大。
七(qi)(qi)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)舊名橫山(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)上七(qi)(qi)個(ge)高墩(dun),為春秋戰(zhan)國(guo)遺跡,俗稱七(qi)(qi)炮墩(dun)、七(qi)(qi)子(zi)墩(dun),相傳山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂(ding)七(qi)(qi)墩(dun)是古人埋(mai)葬七(qi)(qi)個(ge)兒子(zi)處,故名七(qi)(qi)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan);南臨太湖(hu),若箕踞(ju)之勢,又(you)名踞(ju)湖(hu)山(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)有(you)七(qi)(qi)條(tiao)支(zhi)脈(mo)和(he)芳桂(gui)、飛泉、修竹(zhu)、丹(dan)霞、白云五(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)塢,亦名七(qi)(qi)支(zhi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)和(he)五(wu)塢山(shan)(shan)(shan);吳(wu)越時建薦(jian)福(fu)寺,故又(you)名薦(jian)福(fu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)。唐《吳(wu)地記》:“橫山(shan)(shan)(shan),又(you)名據(ju)湖(hu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)。在(zai)吳(wu)縣西南十六里,中有(you)朱(zhu)植(zhi)墳,及(ji)晉門下侍郎陸云公(gong)墳。……顧野王墳在(zai)橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)東。”