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。蓊郁參差披拂清(qing)翠欲滴,峰高入云重巖(yan)疊嶂,北眺大海(hai)水天相連(lian),山色秀麗,境(jing)界清(qing)幽暮(mu)鼓(gu)晨鐘,香火(huo)繚繞(rao),風景獨(du)好蔚然宜人回(hui)頭,建寺于山名之沿革頗富于神話色彩。
相傳一千(qian)三百年前(qian),一卋家(jia)公子(zi)春日騎(qi)馬(ma)郊(jiao)游(you)于(yu)此坐愛山光花色釋馬(ma)徜徉流連忘返,迨歸已暮色蒼茫只(zhi)見拴馬(ma)那(nei)墩大馬(ma)連棵連根拔起墩下一大缸裝滿白(bai)銀公子(zi)惑矣,旋(xuan)告其父,父即(ji)夜派(pai)人起銀遂于(yu)其址(zhi)修蓋廟宇以(yi)志不忘此后公子(zi)家(jia)業(ye)振興兒(er)孫滿堂山寺香(xiang)火(huo)亦鼎盛(sheng),鐘聲(sheng)長鳴矣,此安(an)山寺興建之歷史背景也。
又傳唐定(ding)都長安后(hou),政(zheng)通人(ren)和(he),百(bai)(bai)廢俱(ju)興(xing),天(tian)下太平,唐王(wang)為(wei)(wei)安撫百(bai)(bai)姓(xing),帥東(dong)征軍來過此地(di)緝(ji)拿貪官(guan)污吏,鏟除毛賊興(xing)利除弊從此之(zhi)(zhi)后(hou),百(bai)(bai)姓(xing)更為(wei)(wei)安居樂業(ye),于是(shi)鞍子山(shan)(shan)(shan)遂易名(ming)為(wei)(wei)安子山(shan)(shan)(shan),在(zai)漫長的歷(li)史長河中(zhong),歷(li)代王(wang)朝都對安山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)修(xiu)繕過 ,據有記載的碑文上就有敬德(de)重(zhong)修(xiu)第二番(fan)的載文,山(shan)(shan)(shan)名(ming)三(san)易終定(ding)安子之(zhi)(zhi)尊寺(si)院香(xiang)火亦(yi)奏安山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)效青山(shan)(shan)(shan)依舊,人(ren)世滄桑,唐王(wang)藏(zang)寶使(shi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)流(liu)傳千古不(bu)(bu)解之(zhi)(zhi)謎酒缸十八(ba)鍋(guo)不(bu)(bu)在(zai)前坡在(zai)后(hou)坡,君不(bu)(bu)聞神(shen)(shen)秘(mi)歌謠(yao)即至今(jin)(jin)日還于當(dang)地(di),廣為(wei)(wei)傳頌,君不(bu)(bu)見(jian)空谷(gu)之(zhi)(zhi)音已逾千載尚不(bu)(bu)見(jian)尋(xun)寶人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)蹤影其跡不(bu)(bu)亦(yi)神(shen)(shen)耶,與坐地(di)巡山(shan)(shan)(shan)星(xing)移(yi)斗轉(zhuan)今(jin)(jin)朝欣逢咸(xian)世政(zheng)治清明市場繁榮物資(zi)精神(shen)(shen)雙規(gui)不(bu)(bu)悖夫(fu)人(ren)物風流(liu)為(wei)(wei)尊重(zhong)歷(li)史保(bao)護(hu)文物特發起修(xiu)建(jian)安山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)之(zhi)(zhi)壯舉,塤其舊制增(zeng)建(jian)富(fu)民(min)城,夫(fu)志士愛國愛民(min),弘揚中(zhong)華文明而(er)大展宏圖,夫(fu)安山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)廟宇,清幽興(xing)繁榮隆(long)興(xing)興(xing)樂業(ye)珠聊(liao)圣(sheng)和(he)古今(jin)(jin)相映則別具一番(fan)情趣,蓋為(wei)(wei)發展大連旅(lv)游業(ye)之(zhi)(zhi)一大景(jing)觀也(ye)故(gu)寶現此二任可(ke)謂當(dang)人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)神(shen)(shen)圣(sheng)職(zhi)責也(ye),為(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)貢(gong)獻(xian)亦(yi)將名(ming)垂青史,功德(de)無(wu)量,吾人(ren)可(ke)旃,謹序于乙亥(hai)年(公元一九九五(wu))七月廿(nian)九日榖(gu)旦。