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(pi)拂清(qing)翠欲(yu)滴(di)，峰(feng)高(gao)入云(yun)重(zhong)巖疊嶂，北眺大海水天相連，山色秀麗，境界(jie)清(qing)幽暮(mu)鼓(gu)晨鐘，香火繚繞，風(feng)景獨好蔚然宜人回頭，建寺于山名(ming)之(zhi)沿革頗富于神話色彩(cai)。

相傳一千三百年前(qian)，一卋家公子(zi)(zi)(zi)春日騎馬(ma)(ma)郊游于此(ci)坐愛山(shan)光(guang)花色釋馬(ma)(ma)徜徉流連(lian)忘(wang)返(fan)，迨歸已暮色蒼茫只見拴馬(ma)(ma)那墩大馬(ma)(ma)連(lian)棵連(lian)根拔起墩下一大缸裝滿白銀公子(zi)(zi)(zi)惑(huo)矣(yi)，旋告其父，父即(ji)夜(ye)派人起銀遂于其址修蓋廟宇以(yi)志不忘(wang)此(ci)后公子(zi)(zi)(zi)家業振興兒(er)孫滿堂山(shan)寺(si)(si)香火(huo)亦鼎盛(sheng)，鐘聲長鳴矣(yi)，此(ci)安(an)山(shan)寺(si)(si)興建(jian)之(zhi)歷史背景也。

又傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)唐定都長安(an)(an)后(hou)，政通人(ren)和，百(bai)廢俱興(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，天下太平，唐王為安(an)(an)撫百(bai)姓，帥東征(zheng)軍來過(guo)此(ci)地緝拿(na)貪官污吏，鏟除毛賊興(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)利除弊從此(ci)之(zhi)(zhi)后(hou)，百(bai)姓更為安(an)(an)居樂業(ye)(ye)，于(yu)是鞍子(zi)山(shan)遂易名(ming)為安(an)(an)子(zi)山(shan)，在(zai)漫長的(de)歷史長河(he)中(zhong)，歷代王朝都對安(an)(an)山(shan)寺修(xiu)繕過(guo) ，據有(you)記載(zai)的(de)碑文(wen)(wen)(wen)上就有(you)敬德重修(xiu)第二(er)番的(de)載(zai)文(wen)(wen)(wen)，山(shan)名(ming)三易終定安(an)(an)子(zi)之(zhi)(zhi)尊寺院香火(huo)亦奏安(an)(an)山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)效青(qing)(qing)山(shan)依舊(jiu)，人(ren)世(shi)滄桑，唐王藏(zang)寶(bao)使山(shan)寺流(liu)傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)千古不(bu)解之(zhi)(zhi)謎酒缸十八鍋不(bu)在(zai)前坡在(zai)后(hou)坡，君不(bu)聞神秘歌謠即至今(jin)日還于(yu)當(dang)地，廣為傳(chuan)(chuan)(chuan)頌，君不(bu)見空谷之(zhi)(zhi)音已逾千載(zai)尚不(bu)見尋寶(bao)人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)蹤(zong)影其跡不(bu)亦神耶，與(yu)坐地巡山(shan)星移(yi)斗轉(zhuan)今(jin)朝欣逢(feng)咸世(shi)政治(zhi)清(qing)明市場繁榮(rong)物(wu)資精神雙規不(bu)悖夫人(ren)物(wu)風流(liu)為尊重歷史保護文(wen)(wen)(wen)物(wu)特發(fa)起修(xiu)建(jian)安(an)(an)山(shan)寺之(zhi)(zhi)壯(zhuang)舉(ju)，塤其舊(jiu)制增(zeng)建(jian)富民(min)城，夫志士(shi)愛國愛民(min)，弘(hong)揚中(zhong)華文(wen)(wen)(wen)明而大展(zhan)宏圖，夫安(an)(an)山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)廟宇，清(qing)幽興(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)繁榮(rong)隆(long)興(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)興(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)樂業(ye)(ye)珠聊圣和古今(jin)相(xiang)映則別具一(yi)番情趣，蓋為發(fa)展(zhan)大連旅游(you)業(ye)(ye)之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)大景觀(guan)也故(gu)寶(bao)現此(ci)二(er)任可謂當(dang)人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)神圣職責也，為之(zhi)(zhi)貢獻亦將名(ming)垂青(qing)(qing)史，功德無量，吾人(ren)可旃，謹序于(yu)乙亥年（公(gong)元一(yi)九九五(wu)）七月廿九日榖旦。