七(qi)(qi)子(zi)山位于蘇州市西南郊,得名于山上七(qi)(qi)個(ge)高墩(dun)。山體(ti)呈北東走(zou)向,主峰海拔294.8米。山體(ti)由(you)石英砂巖構成,大致(zhi)呈北東走(zou)向,長約(yue)6.5公(gong)里(li),最寬處約(yue)4.5公(gong)里(li),面積約(yue)25平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)。
七(qi)子山位于木(mu)(mu)瀆鎮(zhen)南,石(shi)湖西,山體綿延于吳(wu)中區木(mu)(mu)瀆、橫涇街(jie)道、越溪(xi)街(jie)道和虎丘區橫塘四鎮(zhen)(街(jie)道)。
山(shan)(shan)之北,自西往東依次是姑蘇(su)山(shan)(shan)、花(hua)園山(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿山(shan)(shan))、九(jiu)龍塢(wu)、福壽(shou)山(shan)(shan)、梅灣(wan)、上方山(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan),九(jiu)龍塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)上有乾(qian)元寺;山(shan)(shan)之南,自西往東依次是寶華山(shan)(shan)、薛家灣(wan)、東山(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)、五塢(wu)、吳山(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)之北,自西往東(dong)(dong)(dong)依(yi)次是姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)、花園山(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷(min)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿山(shan)(shan)(shan))、九龍塢(wu)、福壽(shou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上方山(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨(mo)山(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍塢(wu)南(nan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)上有乾元(yuan)寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)之南(nan),自西往東(dong)(dong)(dong)依(yi)次是寶華山(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家(jia)(jia)灣、東(dong)(dong)(dong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家(jia)(jia)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)、五(wu)塢(wu)、吳山(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花塢(wu)。
七子山位于木(mu)瀆(du)(du)鎮(zhen)南,石湖西,山體綿延(yan)于吳(wu)中區木(mu)瀆(du)(du)、橫(heng)涇街(jie)道、越溪街(jie)道和(he)虎丘區橫(heng)塘四鎮(zhen)(街(jie)道)。
九(jiu)龍(long)塢為(wei)(wei)吳(wu)越廣陵(ling)王(wang)錢(qian)元(yuan)璙及(ji)其子中吳(wu)軍節(jie)度使錢(qian)文奉墓所在地。吳(wu)越時,在七子山頂月光灘建廣福(fu)禪寺,后改名為(wei)(wei)乾(qian)元(yuan)寺;清嘉(jia)慶(qing)二十二年(nian)(nian)(1817)重修,60年(nian)(nian)代后期被毀(hui),2001年(nian)(nian)后修復。蘇州(zhou)西(xi)部低山丘陵(ling)上(shang)共有石室上(shang)千座,其中以七子山上(shang)的為(wei)(wei)最大。
七(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan)舊名(ming)橫(heng)山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)上七(qi)(qi)個高墩(dun)(dun),為春秋(qiu)戰國遺跡,俗稱(cheng)七(qi)(qi)炮墩(dun)(dun)、七(qi)(qi)子墩(dun)(dun),相傳山(shan)(shan)頂七(qi)(qi)墩(dun)(dun)是古人埋葬(zang)七(qi)(qi)個兒子處,故名(ming)七(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan);南臨太(tai)湖,若箕踞(ju)之勢,又名(ming)踞(ju)湖山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)有七(qi)(qi)條(tiao)支脈(mo)和(he)芳桂、飛泉、修竹、丹霞(xia)、白云五山(shan)(shan)塢(wu),亦名(ming)七(qi)(qi)支山(shan)(shan)和(he)五塢(wu)山(shan)(shan);吳(wu)(wu)越時建薦(jian)福寺,故又名(ming)薦(jian)福山(shan)(shan)。唐《吳(wu)(wu)地記》:“橫(heng)山(shan)(shan),又名(ming)據湖山(shan)(shan)。在吳(wu)(wu)縣西(xi)南十六(liu)里,中有朱(zhu)植墳(fen),及晉門下侍郎陸(lu)云公(gong)墳(fen)。……顧野王墳(fen)在橫(heng)山(shan)(shan)東。”