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(weng)郁參差披拂清(qing)翠欲滴,峰(feng)高入(ru)云(yun)重巖疊(die)嶂(zhang),北眺大(da)海水天相(xiang)連(lian),山色(se)秀麗(li),境界(jie)清(qing)幽(you)暮鼓晨鐘(zhong),香火繚繞,風景獨好蔚然宜人回頭,建寺于(yu)山名之沿革頗(po)富于(yu)神話色(se)彩(cai)。
相傳一(yi)千三百(bai)年前,一(yi)卋(shi)家公子春日(ri)騎馬(ma)郊(jiao)游于此(ci)坐愛山(shan)光花(hua)色釋馬(ma)徜(chang)徉流(liu)連(lian)忘(wang)返,迨歸已暮(mu)色蒼茫只(zhi)見(jian)拴馬(ma)那墩(dun)大馬(ma)連(lian)棵連(lian)根拔起(qi)墩(dun)下一(yi)大缸裝滿白銀公子惑矣(yi),旋告其父(fu),父(fu)即夜派人起(qi)銀遂于其址修(xiu)蓋廟宇以志不忘(wang)此(ci)后公子家業(ye)振興兒孫(sun)滿堂山(shan)寺香火亦鼎盛(sheng),鐘聲長鳴矣(yi),此(ci)安山(shan)寺興建之歷(li)史背景也。
又傳(chuan)唐(tang)定都(dou)長(chang)安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)后(hou),政通人和,百(bai)廢俱興(xing),天下太平,唐(tang)王為(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)撫百(bai)姓(xing),帥(shuai)東(dong)征軍來(lai)過此(ci)地緝拿貪官污(wu)吏,鏟除毛(mao)賊興(xing)利除弊從此(ci)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)后(hou),百(bai)姓(xing)更為(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)居(ju)樂業(ye),于(yu)是鞍(an)子山(shan)遂易(yi)名為(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)子山(shan),在(zai)漫長(chang)的歷史(shi)長(chang)河中,歷代王朝都(dou)對安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)寺(si)(si)修繕過 ,據有記載(zai)(zai)的碑(bei)文上就有敬(jing)德(de)重(zhong)修第二番的載(zai)(zai)文,山(shan)名三易(yi)終定安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)子之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)尊(zun)寺(si)(si)院香火亦奏安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)效青山(shan)依舊,人世滄桑,唐(tang)王藏寶(bao)使(shi)山(shan)寺(si)(si)流傳(chuan)千古不(bu)(bu)(bu)解(jie)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)謎酒(jiu)缸十(shi)八鍋不(bu)(bu)(bu)在(zai)前坡在(zai)后(hou)坡,君不(bu)(bu)(bu)聞神秘歌(ge)謠即至今日(ri)還于(yu)當(dang)地,廣為(wei)(wei)傳(chuan)頌,君不(bu)(bu)(bu)見空谷(gu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)音已逾千載(zai)(zai)尚不(bu)(bu)(bu)見尋(xun)寶(bao)人之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)蹤(zong)影其跡不(bu)(bu)(bu)亦神耶,與(yu)坐地巡山(shan)星移(yi)斗轉今朝欣逢咸(xian)世政治清明市場繁榮物(wu)資精神雙(shuang)規不(bu)(bu)(bu)悖夫人物(wu)風流為(wei)(wei)尊(zun)重(zhong)歷史(shi)保(bao)護文物(wu)特發起修建(jian)安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)寺(si)(si)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)壯舉,塤(xun)其舊制增建(jian)富民城,夫志士愛國愛民,弘揚中華(hua)文明而大(da)展(zhan)宏圖,夫安(an)(an)(an)(an)(an)山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)廟宇,清幽興(xing)繁榮隆興(xing)興(xing)樂業(ye)珠聊圣(sheng)(sheng)和古今相映則別具一(yi)番情(qing)趣(qu),蓋為(wei)(wei)發展(zhan)大(da)連旅游(you)業(ye)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)大(da)景(jing)觀也故(gu)寶(bao)現此(ci)二任(ren)可謂當(dang)人之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)神圣(sheng)(sheng)職責也,為(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)貢獻亦將名垂青史(shi),功德(de)無(wu)量,吾(wu)人可旃,謹(jin)序于(yu)乙亥年(公元一(yi)九九五)七月廿九日(ri)榖(gu)旦。