齊(qi)(qi)門(men)(men)位于(yu)蘇州(zhou)城北。因門(men)(men)朝(chao)向當時的齊(qi)(qi)國,故名(ming)。相傳闔(he)閭(lv)十(shi)年(公(gong)(gong)元前505),吳(wu)(wu)破齊(qi)(qi),齊(qi)(qi)以女(nv)(nv)(nv)質,配(pei)與吳(wu)(wu)世子波(bo)。齊(qi)(qi)女(nv)(nv)(nv)思鄉,日(ri)夜號(hao)泣成病,闔(he)閭(lv)乃造此門(men)(men),名(ming)“望(wang)齊(qi)(qi)門(men)(men)”,令(ling)齊(qi)(qi)女(nv)(nv)(nv)往(wang)游其上(shang),后稱(cheng)齊(qi)(qi)門(men)(men)。又傳,當時吳(wu)(wu)強(qiang)齊(qi)(qi)弱,年老的齊(qi)(qi)景公(gong)(gong)懾于(yu)吳(wu)(wu)王聲威(wei),將女(nv)(nv)(nv)配(pei)與吳(wu)(wu)太子波(bo)。太子波(bo)早亡,齊(qi)(qi)女(nv)(nv)(nv)思鄉,吳(wu)(wu)王在齊(qi)(qi)門(men)(men)上(shang)造九層飛閣(ge),讓齊(qi)(qi)女(nv)(nv)(nv)登閣(ge)望(wang)鄉,故又名(ming)望(wang)齊(qi)(qi)門(men)(men)。
齊門位于江(jiang)蘇蘇州(zhou)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)北。因門朝向當時的齊國(guo),故名。據考,齊門有(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo),舊(jiu)稱城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛(duo)子,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo)之間還有(you)方角城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻(qiang)。齊門有(you)三(san)道城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門,故道路(lu)曲折,交通不(bu)便(bian)。60年(nian)代(dai)初(chu),首先拆(chai)除城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓,1978年(nian)建水(shui)閘時拆(chai)除了水(shui)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門。
據考,齊(qi)門(men)(men)(men)有(you)(you)(you)(you)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo),舊稱(cheng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)垛子,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo)之間還有(you)(you)(you)(you)方角(jiao)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻。齊(qi)門(men)(men)(men)有(you)(you)(you)(you)三道(dao)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)。內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)西惻(ce)有(you)(you)(you)(you)水城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men),門(men)(men)(men)上建有(you)(you)(you)(you)兩(liang)層城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓,俗稱(cheng)鼓樓。內(nei)有(you)(you)(you)(you)內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,外有(you)(you)(you)(you)外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)河,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)郭(guo)之同(tong)相距二三十米。因有(you)(you)(you)(you)三道(dao)門(men)(men)(men),故道(dao)路(lu)曲折,交(jiao)通(tong)不便。20世紀60年代初,首先拆除(chu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)樓,1978年建水閘時(shi)拆除(chu)了水城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門(men)(men)(men)。
據《東(dong)周列國(guo)(guo)志》記載,吳王闔閭(lv)元年(公元前(qian)514年),即周敬(jing)王六年,闔閭(lv)向伍(wu)子胥咨(zi)詢國(guo)(guo)政說:“吾(wu)國(guo)(guo)僻在(zai)東(dong)南,險阻卑(bei)濕,又有海潮之患,倉庫不設(she),田(tian)疇不墾,國(guo)(guo)無守(shou)御(yu),民(min)無固志,無以威示鄰國(guo)(guo),為之奈何?”伍(wu)子胥說:“臣聞治民(min)之道,在(zai)安(an)居而理。夫霸(ba)王之業(ye),從近制(zhi)遠。必(bi)先(xian)立城郭,設(she)守(shou)備,實倉廩(lin),治兵革,使內有可守(shou),而外(wai)可以應(ying)敵(di)。”
闔閭說:“善,寡人(ren)委命于(yu)子(zi),子(zi)為(wei)寡人(ren)圖(tu)之。”
伍子胥乃相(xiang)土形之高卑,嘗水味之咸淡,乃于姑蘇山東北三(san)十(shi)里(li)得善地(di),造筑大城(cheng)。周回(hui)四十(shi)七里(li),陸門八(ba),象天八(ba)風;水門八(ba),法地(di)八(ba)聰(cong)。
八門者(zhe),乃南面(mian)(mian)盤門、蛇門;北面(mian)(mian)齊門、平門;東(dong)面(mian)(mian)婁(lou)門、相(xiang)門;西面(mian)(mian)閶門、胥門。
齊(qi)(qi)(qi)門(men)位于(yu)蘇州城北,因(yin)門(men)朝向(xiang)當時的齊(qi)(qi)(qi)國(guo),故名(ming)。古稱(cheng)望齊(qi)(qi)(qi)門(men)。趙曄(ye)《吳(wu)趙春秋(qiu)》記(ji)載(zai):“齊(qi)(qi)(qi)子使女為(wei)質(zhi)于(yu)吳(wu),吳(wu)王因(yin)為(wei)太(tai)子波聘齊(qi)(qi)(qi)女。女少,思(si)齊(qi)(qi)(qi),日夜號泣,因(yin)乃為(wei)病。闔閭(lv)(lv)乃起(qi)北門(men),名(ming)曰(yue)望齊(qi)(qi)(qi)門(men),令女往(wang)游其上(shang)。女思(si)不止,病日益重(zhong),乃至殂落。女曰(yue):‘令死者有(you)知,必葬我于(yu)虞山(shan)之巔,以望齊(qi)(qi)(qi)國(guo)。’闔閭(lv)(lv)傷之,正如其言,乃葬虞山(shan)之巔”。今虞山(shan)仍有(you)齊(qi)(qi)(qi)女冢古跡(ji),清(qing)康熙初(chu)重(zhong)葺(qi),顧(gu)嗣(si)立(li)題“臣心拱北”額。七(qi)十年代(dai)修水(shui)閘,拆除水(shui)城門(men),現已不存。
齊(qi)門的(de)邊上(shang)是(shi)平門,傳說是(shi)當年伍子胥率大軍(jun)平定齊(qi)國(guo),班師回朝而(er)走的(de)城門。這點類似北京的(de)德勝門。