七(qi)(qi)子山位于(yu)蘇州市西南郊,得名(ming)于(yu)山上七(qi)(qi)個高墩。山體呈(cheng)北(bei)東(dong)走向(xiang)(xiang),主峰海拔294.8米(mi)。山體由石(shi)英砂巖構成(cheng),大(da)致呈(cheng)北(bei)東(dong)走向(xiang)(xiang),長約6.5公(gong)里(li)(li),最寬處約4.5公(gong)里(li)(li),面積約25平(ping)方公(gong)里(li)(li)。
七子山位于(yu)木(mu)瀆鎮南(nan),石湖西,山體綿延于(yu)吳中區(qu)木(mu)瀆、橫涇街(jie)道(dao)(dao)、越溪街(jie)道(dao)(dao)和虎丘區(qu)橫塘四(si)鎮(街(jie)道(dao)(dao))。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)之北,自西往(wang)東依次是姑蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)、花(hua)園山(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿山(shan)(shan)(shan))、九龍塢(wu)、福壽山(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅(mei)灣、上方山(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨山(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)(shan)上有(you)乾元寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)之南,自西往(wang)東依次是寶華(hua)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家(jia)灣、東山(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家(jia)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)、五(wu)塢(wu)、吳(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花(hua)塢(wu)。
山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)北,自西往(wang)東(dong)依(yi)次(ci)是(shi)(shi)姑(gu)蘇山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、花園山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、岷山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(今稱萬祿山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan))、九龍塢(wu)、福壽山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、梅(mei)灣、上方山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、茶磨(mo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),九龍塢(wu)南山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上有乾元寺;山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)南,自西往(wang)東(dong)依(yi)次(ci)是(shi)(shi)寶(bao)華山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、薛家灣、東(dong)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、王家山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、陸墓山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、五塢(wu)、吳山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)、桃花塢(wu)。
七子(zi)山位于(yu)木瀆鎮南,石湖西,山體綿(mian)延于(yu)吳中區木瀆、橫涇(jing)街(jie)(jie)道、越(yue)溪(xi)街(jie)(jie)道和虎丘區橫塘四鎮(街(jie)(jie)道)。
九龍塢為吳(wu)越(yue)廣(guang)陵(ling)(ling)王錢(qian)元璙及其(qi)子中吳(wu)軍節度(du)使錢(qian)文奉(feng)墓所在地(di)。吳(wu)越(yue)時(shi),在七子山頂(ding)月(yue)光灘建廣(guang)福禪寺(si),后改名為乾元寺(si);清嘉慶二(er)十二(er)年(nian)(1817)重修,60年(nian)代后期(qi)被毀,2001年(nian)后修復。蘇州(zhou)西部低山丘陵(ling)(ling)上共有石(shi)室上千座,其(qi)中以(yi)七子山上的為最大。
七(qi)(qi)(qi)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)舊名(ming)橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)七(qi)(qi)(qi)個高墩,為(wei)春秋戰國遺跡(ji),俗稱七(qi)(qi)(qi)炮墩、七(qi)(qi)(qi)子(zi)墩,相傳(chuan)山(shan)(shan)(shan)頂七(qi)(qi)(qi)墩是古人埋葬七(qi)(qi)(qi)個兒子(zi)處,故(gu)名(ming)七(qi)(qi)(qi)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan);南(nan)臨(lin)太湖(hu),若箕踞(ju)之勢,又(you)名(ming)踞(ju)湖(hu)山(shan)(shan)(shan);山(shan)(shan)(shan)有七(qi)(qi)(qi)條(tiao)支脈和芳桂、飛(fei)泉、修竹、丹霞、白云(yun)五(wu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)塢,亦名(ming)七(qi)(qi)(qi)支山(shan)(shan)(shan)和五(wu)塢山(shan)(shan)(shan);吳越時建(jian)薦福寺,故(gu)又(you)名(ming)薦福山(shan)(shan)(shan)。唐《吳地記》:“橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan)(shan),又(you)名(ming)據湖(hu)山(shan)(shan)(shan)。在吳縣西南(nan)十(shi)六里,中有朱植墳(fen)(fen),及晉門下侍(shi)郎陸(lu)云(yun)公墳(fen)(fen)。……顧野王墳(fen)(fen)在橫(heng)(heng)山(shan)(shan)(shan)東。”