蘇州市旺山(shan)水(shui)(shui)利(li)風景(jing)區位于蘇州城西南8公里的橫山(shan)南麓,東近(jin)石(shi)湖(hu),南鄰太湖(hu),三山(shan)環抱,是一個(ge)完全(quan)封閉的小流(liu)域,規劃總面積為(wei)6.1平(ping)方公里,其中水(shui)(shui)域面積0.46平(ping)方公里。清(qing)潔的水(shui)(shui)源,良好的生(sheng)態使這(zhe)里不(bu)僅獲得國家水(shui)(shui)利(li)風景(jing)區稱(cheng)號(hao),還擁有全(quan)國水(shui)(shui)土保持科(ke)技(ji)示范園區、全(quan)國農業旅游示范點(dian)、全(quan)國生(sheng)態文化村(cun)等多項桂冠(guan)。
景(jing)區原是(shi)采石(shi)宕口,自(zi)1997年(nian)禁止采礦(kuang)后,通過采取封(feng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)育林、修建生態護坡(po)、整(zheng)治泄洪溝等水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)土(tu)保持工(gong)程(cheng)措施,使這里呈現(xian)出(chu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)清水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)秀的(de)(de)嶄新面貌。沿著葡萄(tao)長廊(lang)步入(ru)(ru)九龍(long)潭(tan)(tan)景(jing)區,一道(dao)山(shan)(shan)(shan)泉自(zi)上而(er)下,匯成一泓(hong)碧(bi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)和九道(dao)天然水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)瀑(pu)奇觀,傾訴(su)著九條小龍(long)為(wei)救人間(jian)大旱(han)上天偷盜寶瓶、范蠡護送(song)西施上山(shan)(shan)(shan)入(ru)(ru)吳的(de)(de)美麗傳說。順著綠樹(shu)掩映下的(de)(de)林間(jian)小路,清新的(de)(de)空氣撲(pu)面而(er)來,展現(xian)在我們眼前的(de)(de)是(shi)一個(ge)屋舍院落整(zheng)潔有序的(de)(de)江(jiang)南吳地自(zi)然山(shan)(shan)(shan)村,縈繞著祥和悠然的(de)(de)田園細語。而(er)登上橫山(shan)(shan)(shan)之巔(dian)的(de)(de)七子山(shan)(shan)(shan),可(ke)以北望蘇州古城(cheng),南眺(tiao)太湖美景(jing),近探(tan)乾元寺、烽火臺、瞭望塔、“石(shi)室(shi)土(tu)墩”等歷(li)史遺跡。映山(shan)(shan)(shan)入(ru)(ru)碧(bi)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui),飛(fei)泉赴幽潭(tan)(tan),旺山(shan)(shan)(shan)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)利風景(jing)區綠色為(wei)屏,山(shan)(shan)(shan)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)貫(guan)穿,成為(wei)水(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)(shui)利工(gong)程(cheng)與旅游觀光(guang)相結合的(de)(de)神(shen)來之筆。