七(qi)子山(shan)位于(yu)(yu)蘇(su)州(zhou)市西南郊,得名于(yu)(yu)山(shan)上七(qi)個高墩。山(shan)體呈北(bei)東走向,主峰海拔294.8米(mi)。山(shan)體由石(shi)英砂(sha)巖構(gou)成,大(da)致呈北(bei)東走向,長約(yue)6.5公(gong)里(li),最寬處(chu)約(yue)4.5公(gong)里(li),面積約(yue)25平方公(gong)里(li)。
七(qi)子山位于木瀆鎮(zhen)南(nan),石湖西,山體綿延于吳中區木瀆、橫(heng)涇街(jie)道、越溪街(jie)道和虎丘區橫(heng)塘四鎮(zhen)(街(jie)道)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)北,自西往東依(yi)次是姑(gu)蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)、花園山(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿(lu)山(shan)(shan)(shan))、九龍(long)塢(wu)、福壽(shou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣、上方山(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍(long)塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)(shan)上有乾(qian)元寺(si);山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)南,自西往東依(yi)次是寶華山(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家灣、東山(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)、五(wu)塢(wu)、吳(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花塢(wu)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)之北,自(zi)西(xi)往東依次(ci)是(shi)姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)、花園(yuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷(min)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿山(shan)(shan)(shan))、九(jiu)龍(long)塢、福壽(shou)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅灣(wan)、上方(fang)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan)(shan),九(jiu)龍(long)塢南山(shan)(shan)(shan)上有(you)乾(qian)元(yuan)寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)之南,自(zi)西(xi)往東依次(ci)是(shi)寶華山(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛(xue)家灣(wan)、東山(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)、五塢、吳山(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花塢。
七(qi)子(zi)山位于(yu)木瀆(du)鎮南(nan),石湖(hu)西,山體綿延于(yu)吳中(zhong)區木瀆(du)、橫涇街道、越溪街道和虎丘區橫塘四鎮(街道)。
九龍塢為(wei)吳越(yue)廣(guang)陵(ling)王錢元璙及其子中(zhong)吳軍(jun)節度使(shi)錢文奉墓所在(zai)地(di)。吳越(yue)時(shi),在(zai)七(qi)子山(shan)頂(ding)月光灘建(jian)廣(guang)福(fu)禪寺,后改名為(wei)乾元寺;清嘉慶(qing)二十二年(1817)重修(xiu),60年代后期被毀,2001年后修(xiu)復。蘇州西部低山(shan)丘陵(ling)上(shang)共有石室上(shang)千座,其中(zhong)以七(qi)子山(shan)上(shang)的為(wei)最大。
七(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan)舊名(ming)橫山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)上七(qi)(qi)個高墩(dun)(dun),為春(chun)秋戰國遺跡,俗稱七(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)是古人埋葬七(qi)(qi)個兒子處(chu),故名(ming)七(qi)(qi)子山(shan)(shan);南臨太湖,若箕踞之勢,又(you)名(ming)踞湖山(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)有七(qi)(qi)條支脈和芳桂(gui)、飛泉、修竹、丹霞、白云五(wu)山(shan)(shan)塢(wu),亦名(ming)七(qi)(qi)支山(shan)(shan)和五(wu)塢(wu)山(shan)(shan);吳越時建薦(jian)福寺,故又(you)名(ming)薦(jian)福山(shan)(shan)。唐(tang)《吳地記(ji)》:“橫山(shan)(shan),又(you)名(ming)據湖山(shan)(shan)。在吳縣西南十(shi)六(liu)里,中(zhong)有朱植墳,及晉門下侍郎陸云公墳。……顧(gu)野王(wang)墳在橫山(shan)(shan)東。”