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(cui)欲滴,峰高入云重巖疊(die)嶂(zhang),北眺大海(hai)水(shui)天相(xiang)連(lian),山色秀(xiu)麗(li),境界清(qing)幽暮鼓晨鐘(zhong),香火繚繞,風景獨好(hao)蔚然宜人回(hui)頭,建寺于山名之(zhi)沿革頗富于神話色彩。
相傳一(yi)千三百(bai)年前,一(yi)卋家(jia)公(gong)子(zi)春日騎(qi)馬郊游于此(ci)(ci)坐愛山光花色釋(shi)馬徜(chang)徉(yang)流(liu)連忘返,迨歸已暮色蒼茫只見拴馬那(nei)墩大馬連棵連根(gen)拔(ba)起(qi)(qi)墩下一(yi)大缸(gang)裝滿白銀(yin)公(gong)子(zi)惑矣,旋告其父,父即夜派人起(qi)(qi)銀(yin)遂于其址(zhi)修蓋廟宇以志不(bu)忘此(ci)(ci)后公(gong)子(zi)家(jia)業振興兒孫滿堂山寺香火亦(yi)鼎盛,鐘聲長(chang)鳴矣,此(ci)(ci)安山寺興建之歷史背景也。
又(you)傳(chuan)唐(tang)定都長安后,政通人(ren)和(he),百(bai)(bai)廢俱(ju)興(xing)(xing)(xing),天(tian)下太(tai)平,唐(tang)王(wang)為(wei)(wei)安撫百(bai)(bai)姓(xing)(xing),帥東征軍來過(guo)此地緝拿(na)貪官(guan)污吏,鏟除(chu)(chu)毛賊興(xing)(xing)(xing)利除(chu)(chu)弊從此之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)后,百(bai)(bai)姓(xing)(xing)更為(wei)(wei)安居(ju)樂業(ye),于(yu)是鞍子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)遂易名(ming)為(wei)(wei)安子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan),在漫長的(de)歷史(shi)(shi)長河中,歷代王(wang)朝都對安山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)修繕過(guo) ,據有(you)記載的(de)碑文上就有(you)敬德(de)重(zhong)修第二(er)番(fan)的(de)載文,山(shan)(shan)(shan)名(ming)三易終定安子(zi)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)尊寺(si)院香火亦(yi)(yi)奏(zou)安山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)效青(qing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)依(yi)舊(jiu),人(ren)世滄桑,唐(tang)王(wang)藏(zang)寶使(shi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)流(liu)傳(chuan)千(qian)古不(bu)解之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)謎酒缸十八(ba)鍋不(bu)在前(qian)坡在后坡,君(jun)不(bu)聞神(shen)(shen)秘歌謠即至今日(ri)還于(yu)當(dang)地,廣(guang)為(wei)(wei)傳(chuan)頌,君(jun)不(bu)見空谷之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)音已逾千(qian)載尚不(bu)見尋(xun)寶人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)蹤影(ying)其跡不(bu)亦(yi)(yi)神(shen)(shen)耶,與(yu)坐(zuo)地巡(xun)山(shan)(shan)(shan)星(xing)移斗轉今朝欣逢咸(xian)世政治清(qing)明(ming)市(shi)場繁(fan)榮物資精神(shen)(shen)雙規不(bu)悖夫人(ren)物風流(liu)為(wei)(wei)尊重(zhong)歷史(shi)(shi)保護文物特發(fa)(fa)起修建安山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)壯舉,塤(xun)其舊(jiu)制(zhi)增建富民(min)城,夫志士愛國(guo)愛民(min),弘揚中華文明(ming)而大展宏圖,夫安山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)廟宇,清(qing)幽興(xing)(xing)(xing)繁(fan)榮隆興(xing)(xing)(xing)興(xing)(xing)(xing)樂業(ye)珠聊圣和(he)古今相(xiang)映(ying)則(ze)別具一(yi)(yi)番(fan)情趣,蓋為(wei)(wei)發(fa)(fa)展大連旅游業(ye)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)(yi)大景觀也故寶現此二(er)任可謂當(dang)人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)神(shen)(shen)圣職責也,為(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)貢(gong)獻亦(yi)(yi)將名(ming)垂(chui)青(qing)史(shi)(shi),功(gong)德(de)無量,吾人(ren)可旃,謹序于(yu)乙亥年(公元一(yi)(yi)九九五(wu))七月廿九日(ri)榖(gu)旦。