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(fu)清翠欲滴,峰高入(ru)云(yun)重巖疊嶂,北(bei)眺大(da)海水天相連,山色(se)秀麗,境界清幽(you)暮鼓晨鐘(zhong),香火繚(liao)繞,風景獨好蔚(yu)然宜人回頭,建(jian)寺于山名之沿革頗富于神話色(se)彩(cai)。
相傳一(yi)(yi)千三百年前,一(yi)(yi)卋(shi)家(jia)公子春日騎馬郊游于此(ci)坐愛山(shan)光花色(se)釋馬徜徉流連忘(wang)返,迨歸(gui)已(yi)暮色(se)蒼茫(mang)只見拴(shuan)馬那墩大馬連棵(ke)連根拔起墩下(xia)一(yi)(yi)大缸裝滿白(bai)銀公子惑矣(yi),旋告其父,父即夜(ye)派(pai)人起銀遂于其址修蓋廟宇以(yi)志不忘(wang)此(ci)后(hou)公子家(jia)業振(zhen)興兒孫滿堂山(shan)寺香火亦鼎盛,鐘聲(sheng)長(chang)鳴矣(yi),此(ci)安山(shan)寺興建之歷史(shi)背景也。
又傳唐(tang)(tang)定(ding)都長(chang)安(an)(an)(an)(an)后,政通人(ren)(ren)(ren)和,百廢俱興,天下(xia)太平,唐(tang)(tang)王為安(an)(an)(an)(an)撫百姓,帥東(dong)征軍來(lai)過此(ci)地(di)(di)緝拿貪(tan)官污(wu)吏,鏟除毛賊興利除弊從(cong)此(ci)之(zhi)后,百姓更為安(an)(an)(an)(an)居樂(le)業(ye),于(yu)(yu)是鞍子(zi)(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遂易名為安(an)(an)(an)(an)子(zi)(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),在漫長(chang)的(de)歷(li)(li)史(shi)長(chang)河中,歷(li)(li)代王朝(chao)都對安(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)修繕過 ,據有記(ji)載(zai)的(de)碑文(wen)上就(jiu)有敬德(de)重修第二(er)番的(de)載(zai)文(wen),山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)名三(san)易終(zhong)定(ding)安(an)(an)(an)(an)子(zi)(zi)之(zhi)尊寺(si)院香(xiang)火亦(yi)奏安(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)效青山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)依舊,人(ren)(ren)(ren)世滄桑,唐(tang)(tang)王藏寶(bao)使(shi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)流傳千古(gu)不解之(zhi)謎酒缸十八鍋不在前坡在后坡,君不聞神秘歌謠即至今(jin)日(ri)還于(yu)(yu)當地(di)(di),廣為傳頌(song),君不見空谷之(zhi)音已逾千載(zai)尚不見尋寶(bao)人(ren)(ren)(ren)之(zhi)蹤影其跡(ji)不亦(yi)神耶,與坐(zuo)地(di)(di)巡山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)星移斗轉今(jin)朝(chao)欣逢咸世政治(zhi)清明(ming)市場繁(fan)榮(rong)物資精(jing)神雙(shuang)規不悖夫人(ren)(ren)(ren)物風流為尊重歷(li)(li)史(shi)保(bao)護文(wen)物特(te)發起修建安(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)之(zhi)壯舉,塤(xun)其舊制增(zeng)建富民城,夫志士愛(ai)國(guo)愛(ai)民,弘揚中華文(wen)明(ming)而大(da)(da)展宏圖,夫安(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)廟宇,清幽興繁(fan)榮(rong)隆(long)興興樂(le)業(ye)珠(zhu)聊圣(sheng)和古(gu)今(jin)相映則(ze)別(bie)具一(yi)(yi)番情(qing)趣,蓋為發展大(da)(da)連旅游業(ye)之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)大(da)(da)景觀也故寶(bao)現此(ci)二(er)任可(ke)謂當人(ren)(ren)(ren)之(zhi)神圣(sheng)職責也,為之(zhi)貢(gong)獻亦(yi)將名垂青史(shi),功(gong)德(de)無量,吾人(ren)(ren)(ren)可(ke)旃,謹序于(yu)(yu)乙亥年(公(gong)元一(yi)(yi)九(jiu)九(jiu)五(wu))七月廿九(jiu)日(ri)榖旦。