蘇州(zhou)市旺山(shan)水(shui)(shui)利風景區(qu)位(wei)于蘇州(zhou)城(cheng)西南(nan)(nan)8公(gong)(gong)(gong)里的橫山(shan)南(nan)(nan)麓,東近石湖(hu)(hu),南(nan)(nan)鄰太(tai)湖(hu)(hu),三(san)山(shan)環抱,是(shi)一個完全(quan)(quan)封閉(bi)的小(xiao)流域(yu),規劃總面積為(wei)6.1平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)里,其中水(shui)(shui)域(yu)面積0.46平(ping)方公(gong)(gong)(gong)里。清潔的水(shui)(shui)源,良(liang)好的生態(tai)使這里不(bu)僅獲(huo)得國(guo)家水(shui)(shui)利風景區(qu)稱號,還擁有全(quan)(quan)國(guo)水(shui)(shui)土保(bao)持科(ke)技示范園(yuan)區(qu)、全(quan)(quan)國(guo)農業旅游示范點、全(quan)(quan)國(guo)生態(tai)文化(hua)村等多項(xiang)桂冠。
景(jing)(jing)區(qu)原是(shi)采(cai)石宕(dang)口,自(zi)1997年禁止采(cai)礦后,通過(guo)采(cai)取封山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)育(yu)林、修建生態護坡、整(zheng)治(zhi)泄洪溝等水(shui)土(tu)保持工程(cheng)措(cuo)施(shi),使這里(li)呈現(xian)(xian)出(chu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)清水(shui)秀的嶄新面貌。沿著葡萄長廊步入九龍(long)潭景(jing)(jing)區(qu),一道山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)泉自(zi)上(shang)而下(xia),匯成一泓碧水(shui)和(he)(he)九道天(tian)然(ran)水(shui)瀑奇(qi)觀,傾訴著九條(tiao)小龍(long)為救人間(jian)大旱上(shang)天(tian)偷盜(dao)寶(bao)瓶、范蠡護送西(xi)施(shi)上(shang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)入吳的美麗傳說。順著綠樹(shu)掩映下(xia)的林間(jian)小路,清新的空氣撲(pu)面而來,展現(xian)(xian)在我們眼前的是(shi)一個屋舍院落整(zheng)潔(jie)有序的江南吳地(di)自(zi)然(ran)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)村(cun),縈繞著祥和(he)(he)悠然(ran)的田園細語。而登上(shang)橫(heng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)巔的七子山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),可以北(bei)望(wang)蘇州古城,南眺(tiao)太湖美景(jing)(jing),近探乾元寺、烽火臺(tai)、瞭望(wang)塔、“石室土(tu)墩”等歷史(shi)遺跡(ji)。映山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)入碧水(shui),飛泉赴幽(you)潭,旺(wang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)水(shui)利(li)風(feng)景(jing)(jing)區(qu)綠色(se)為屏(ping),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)水(shui)貫穿(chuan),成為水(shui)利(li)工程(cheng)與旅游觀光相結合的神來之(zhi)筆(bi)。