安山寺始建于歲末唐初春秋千載寶屬古剎,寺院依傍遼南第三高峰山峰蜿蜒起伏遠處仰視似馬鞍狀,因此名曰鞍子山,山西項北坡西坳寺三面林木。蓊郁(yu)參差披拂清翠(cui)欲滴,峰高入(ru)云重巖疊(die)嶂,北眺大海水(shui)天相連,山色秀麗,境(jing)界(jie)清幽暮鼓晨鐘,香(xiang)火繚繞,風景獨好蔚然宜人回頭,建寺于山名(ming)之沿革頗富于神話色彩(cai)。
相傳一(yi)千三百年(nian)前,一(yi)卋家公(gong)子(zi)春日騎馬郊游(you)于此(ci)坐(zuo)愛(ai)山(shan)光花(hua)色(se)釋馬徜(chang)徉流(liu)連忘返,迨歸(gui)已暮色(se)蒼茫(mang)只見拴馬那墩大(da)馬連棵連根拔(ba)起墩下一(yi)大(da)缸裝滿白銀(yin)公(gong)子(zi)惑矣(yi),旋告其(qi)父,父即夜派人起銀(yin)遂于其(qi)址修蓋廟宇以志不忘此(ci)后公(gong)子(zi)家業振興(xing)兒孫(sun)滿堂山(shan)寺香火亦鼎盛,鐘聲長(chang)鳴矣(yi),此(ci)安山(shan)寺興(xing)建之歷史背景也。
又傳唐定都(dou)(dou)長安后,政(zheng)通人(ren)(ren)和,百(bai)廢俱興,天下(xia)太平(ping),唐王(wang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)安撫百(bai)姓(xing),帥東(dong)征(zheng)軍來過此(ci)地緝拿(na)貪官污吏,鏟除毛賊興利除弊從此(ci)之(zhi)后,百(bai)姓(xing)更為(wei)(wei)(wei)安居樂業(ye)(ye),于是鞍(an)子(zi)山(shan)遂(sui)易名為(wei)(wei)(wei)安子(zi)山(shan),在漫長的(de)(de)歷(li)史長河中(zhong),歷(li)代王(wang)朝都(dou)(dou)對安山(shan)寺修(xiu)繕(shan)過 ,據有記載的(de)(de)碑文(wen)上就(jiu)有敬德重修(xiu)第(di)二番(fan)的(de)(de)載文(wen),山(shan)名三易終定安子(zi)之(zhi)尊(zun)寺院(yuan)香火亦(yi)(yi)奏安山(shan)之(zhi)效青(qing)山(shan)依(yi)舊,人(ren)(ren)世(shi)滄桑(sang),唐王(wang)藏寶(bao)使(shi)山(shan)寺流傳千古(gu)不(bu)解之(zhi)謎酒缸十(shi)八鍋不(bu)在前坡在后坡,君(jun)不(bu)聞神秘歌謠(yao)即(ji)至今(jin)日還于當地,廣為(wei)(wei)(wei)傳頌,君(jun)不(bu)見空谷之(zhi)音已逾千載尚(shang)不(bu)見尋(xun)寶(bao)人(ren)(ren)之(zhi)蹤(zong)影其跡不(bu)亦(yi)(yi)神耶,與(yu)坐地巡(xun)山(shan)星移斗(dou)轉今(jin)朝欣逢咸世(shi)政(zheng)治清明(ming)市(shi)場繁榮(rong)物(wu)資精(jing)神雙規不(bu)悖夫人(ren)(ren)物(wu)風(feng)流為(wei)(wei)(wei)尊(zun)重歷(li)史保護(hu)文(wen)物(wu)特(te)發(fa)起修(xiu)建安山(shan)寺之(zhi)壯舉,塤(xun)其舊制(zhi)增建富民城,夫志士愛(ai)國(guo)愛(ai)民,弘(hong)揚(yang)中(zhong)華文(wen)明(ming)而大(da)展(zhan)宏圖(tu),夫安山(shan)之(zhi)廟宇,清幽興繁榮(rong)隆(long)興興樂業(ye)(ye)珠聊圣和古(gu)今(jin)相映則別具一番(fan)情趣,蓋(gai)為(wei)(wei)(wei)發(fa)展(zhan)大(da)連旅游業(ye)(ye)之(zhi)一大(da)景觀也(ye)故寶(bao)現(xian)此(ci)二任可謂當人(ren)(ren)之(zhi)神圣職責也(ye),為(wei)(wei)(wei)之(zhi)貢獻(xian)亦(yi)(yi)將名垂(chui)青(qing)史,功德無量,吾人(ren)(ren)可旃,謹序于乙亥年(公元一九(jiu)九(jiu)五)七(qi)月廿九(jiu)日榖旦(dan)。