七子(zi)山位(wei)于蘇(su)州市西南(nan)郊(jiao),得(de)名于山上七個高(gao)墩(dun)。山體呈北(bei)東走(zou)向,主峰海拔294.8米。山體由石英砂巖構(gou)成,大(da)致呈北(bei)東走(zou)向,長約6.5公(gong)里(li),最(zui)寬處約4.5公(gong)里(li),面積約25平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)。
七子山位于(yu)木瀆鎮(zhen)南,石湖西,山體綿延于(yu)吳(wu)中(zhong)區木瀆、橫涇(jing)街道、越溪(xi)街道和虎丘區橫塘四鎮(zhen)(街道)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之北,自西(xi)往東(dong)依次是(shi)姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、花園山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬(wan)祿山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan))、九(jiu)龍塢、福壽山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上(shang)方山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶(cha)磨山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),九(jiu)龍塢南山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)有乾元(yuan)寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之南,自西(xi)往東(dong)依次是(shi)寶(bao)華(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家灣、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、五塢、吳(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花塢。
山(shan)(shan)之北,自西往東依次是姑蘇山(shan)(shan)、花(hua)園山(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿(lu)山(shan)(shan))、九龍塢(wu)、福壽(shou)山(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上(shang)方(fang)山(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan),九龍塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)上(shang)有乾(qian)元(yuan)寺;山(shan)(shan)之南,自西往東依次是寶華(hua)山(shan)(shan)、薛家(jia)灣、東山(shan)(shan)、王家(jia)山(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)、五(wu)塢(wu)、吳山(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)。
七子山位于(yu)木(mu)瀆鎮南(nan),石湖西(xi),山體(ti)綿延于(yu)吳中(zhong)區(qu)木(mu)瀆、橫(heng)涇街(jie)道、越溪(xi)街(jie)道和(he)虎丘區(qu)橫(heng)塘四(si)鎮(街(jie)道)。
九龍塢為吳越(yue)廣陵(ling)王錢元璙及其(qi)子中(zhong)吳軍節度(du)使錢文奉墓所在地。吳越(yue)時,在七子山頂(ding)月光灘建廣福禪寺(si),后(hou)改名為乾元寺(si);清嘉慶二十二年(1817)重修,60年代后(hou)期被毀,2001年后(hou)修復。蘇州西部低山丘陵(ling)上共有石室上千座,其(qi)中(zhong)以七子山上的為最大(da)。
七(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)舊名(ming)橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上七(qi)(qi)個(ge)高(gao)墩(dun),為春秋戰國遺跡,俗稱七(qi)(qi)炮(pao)墩(dun)、七(qi)(qi)子墩(dun),相(xiang)傳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)頂七(qi)(qi)墩(dun)是(shi)古人埋(mai)葬(zang)七(qi)(qi)個(ge)兒(er)子處(chu),故名(ming)七(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);南臨太湖,若(ruo)箕踞(ju)之勢(shi),又(you)名(ming)踞(ju)湖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)有七(qi)(qi)條支(zhi)脈和芳(fang)桂、飛泉、修竹、丹霞、白云五山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)塢(wu),亦名(ming)七(qi)(qi)支(zhi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)和五塢(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan);吳(wu)(wu)越(yue)時建薦福寺,故又(you)名(ming)薦福山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。唐《吳(wu)(wu)地記》:“橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),又(you)名(ming)據湖山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)。在(zai)吳(wu)(wu)縣西南十六里(li),中有朱(zhu)植墳,及晉(jin)門(men)下侍(shi)郎陸(lu)云公墳。……顧(gu)野(ye)王墳在(zai)橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)東。”