七(qi)子山位于蘇州市西南(nan)郊,得名于山上(shang)七(qi)個高墩。山體呈北(bei)東走(zou)向,主峰(feng)海拔(ba)294.8米。山體由石英砂巖構成,大致呈北(bei)東走(zou)向,長約6.5公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),最寬(kuan)處約4.5公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li),面積約25平方公(gong)(gong)里(li)(li)。
七子山(shan)位(wei)于木瀆(du)鎮南,石湖西(xi),山(shan)體綿延于吳中區木瀆(du)、橫涇街(jie)道、越溪(xi)街(jie)道和虎丘(qiu)區橫塘四鎮(街(jie)道)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)北,自(zi)西(xi)往(wang)東(dong)依次(ci)是姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)、花(hua)園山(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(今(jin)稱萬(wan)祿山(shan)(shan)(shan))、九(jiu)龍塢(wu)、福壽山(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上(shang)方山(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨(mo)山(shan)(shan)(shan),九(jiu)龍塢(wu)南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)有乾元(yuan)寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)南(nan),自(zi)西(xi)往(wang)東(dong)依次(ci)是寶華山(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家(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)、吳山(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之北(bei),自(zi)西(xi)往東依次是姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、花園山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(今(jin)稱萬祿山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan))、九龍(long)塢、福壽山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上(shang)(shang)方山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍(long)塢南山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)(shang)有乾(qian)元寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之南,自(zi)西(xi)往東依次是寶華山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家灣、東山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、五塢、吳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃(tao)花塢。
七(qi)子山位于(yu)木(mu)(mu)瀆(du)鎮南,石湖西(xi),山體綿延于(yu)吳(wu)中區木(mu)(mu)瀆(du)、橫涇街道(dao)、越溪街道(dao)和虎丘區橫塘四鎮(街道(dao))。
九龍塢為吳越廣(guang)陵王錢元(yuan)璙(liao)及其子中吳軍節度使錢文(wen)奉墓(mu)所在(zai)地。吳越時,在(zai)七(qi)子山頂月(yue)光(guang)灘建廣(guang)福(fu)禪寺,后改名為乾元(yuan)寺;清(qing)嘉慶二(er)十二(er)年(1817)重修(xiu),60年代(dai)后期被毀(hui),2001年后修(xiu)復。蘇州西(xi)部(bu)低山丘陵上(shang)共有石室(shi)上(shang)千座(zuo),其中以七(qi)子山上(shang)的為最大。
七子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)舊名(ming)(ming)橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上七個高墩,為春秋戰國(guo)遺跡(ji),俗稱七炮墩、七子(zi)墩,相傳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂七墩是古人埋葬七個兒子(zi)處,故名(ming)(ming)七子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);南臨太湖,若箕踞之勢,又名(ming)(ming)踞湖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)有七條支脈和芳(fang)桂、飛泉、修竹、丹(dan)霞(xia)、白(bai)云五(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)塢(wu),亦名(ming)(ming)七支山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)和五(wu)塢(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);吳(wu)越時建薦(jian)福寺,故又名(ming)(ming)薦(jian)福山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。唐《吳(wu)地記》:“橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),又名(ming)(ming)據湖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。在吳(wu)縣西南十六里(li),中(zhong)有朱(zhu)植墳,及晉門下(xia)侍郎陸云公墳。……顧野王墳在橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東(dong)。”