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(cha)披拂(fu)清翠欲滴,峰(feng)高入云重巖疊嶂,北眺大海(hai)水(shui)天相(xiang)連,山(shan)色(se)秀麗,境界清幽暮鼓晨(chen)鐘,香火繚繞(rao),風景(jing)獨好(hao)蔚然宜人(ren)回頭(tou),建寺于山(shan)名之沿(yan)革頗富(fu)于神(shen)話色(se)彩。
相傳(chuan)一(yi)(yi)千(qian)三百年(nian)前,一(yi)(yi)卋家公(gong)子(zi)春日騎(qi)馬(ma)郊游于此坐愛山(shan)光花(hua)色(se)釋馬(ma)徜徉流連(lian)(lian)忘返,迨歸已暮色(se)蒼茫只(zhi)見(jian)拴馬(ma)那墩大(da)馬(ma)連(lian)(lian)棵連(lian)(lian)根拔起墩下(xia)一(yi)(yi)大(da)缸(gang)裝滿(man)白銀公(gong)子(zi)惑矣(yi),旋告其父,父即夜(ye)派人起銀遂于其址修(xiu)蓋廟宇以(yi)志不忘此后公(gong)子(zi)家業(ye)振興兒孫滿(man)堂山(shan)寺香火亦(yi)鼎盛,鐘聲長鳴矣(yi),此安山(shan)寺興建之歷(li)史背景(jing)也。
又傳唐定都(dou)長安后,政(zheng)通人(ren)和,百廢俱興(xing),天(tian)下太平,唐王(wang)為(wei)(wei)安撫百姓(xing),帥東(dong)征軍來過此(ci)地緝(ji)拿貪官(guan)污(wu)吏(li),鏟除(chu)毛賊興(xing)利除(chu)弊從此(ci)之(zhi)(zhi)后,百姓(xing)更為(wei)(wei)安居樂(le)業,于(yu)(yu)是鞍子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan)遂易名為(wei)(wei)安子(zi)山(shan)(shan)(shan),在(zai)漫長的(de)(de)歷(li)史(shi)長河中,歷(li)代王(wang)朝都(dou)對安山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)(si)修繕(shan)過 ,據有(you)記(ji)載的(de)(de)碑文上(shang)就有(you)敬德重修第二番的(de)(de)載文,山(shan)(shan)(shan)名三易終定安子(zi)之(zhi)(zhi)尊寺(si)(si)(si)(si)院香火(huo)亦(yi)奏安山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)效青(qing)山(shan)(shan)(shan)依舊,人(ren)世滄(cang)桑,唐王(wang)藏寶使山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)(si)流傳千古不(bu)解之(zhi)(zhi)謎酒缸十八鍋不(bu)在(zai)前坡(po)在(zai)后坡(po),君不(bu)聞神秘(mi)歌謠即至(zhi)今(jin)日(ri)還于(yu)(yu)當地,廣為(wei)(wei)傳頌,君不(bu)見空(kong)谷之(zhi)(zhi)音已逾千載尚不(bu)見尋寶人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)蹤影其(qi)跡不(bu)亦(yi)神耶,與坐地巡山(shan)(shan)(shan)星移斗轉今(jin)朝欣逢咸世政(zheng)治清明市場(chang)繁榮物資精神雙規不(bu)悖(bei)夫人(ren)物風流為(wei)(wei)尊重歷(li)史(shi)保護(hu)文物特發(fa)起(qi)修建(jian)安山(shan)(shan)(shan)寺(si)(si)(si)(si)之(zhi)(zhi)壯舉(ju),塤(xun)其(qi)舊制(zhi)增(zeng)建(jian)富(fu)民城,夫志士愛國(guo)愛民,弘揚中華文明而(er)大展宏圖(tu),夫安山(shan)(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)廟(miao)宇,清幽興(xing)繁榮隆興(xing)興(xing)樂(le)業珠聊圣和古今(jin)相(xiang)映則別具一(yi)番情趣(qu),蓋為(wei)(wei)發(fa)展大連旅游業之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)大景觀也故(gu)寶現(xian)此(ci)二任可謂當人(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)神圣職責也,為(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)貢獻亦(yi)將名垂(chui)青(qing)史(shi),功(gong)德無量,吾人(ren)可旃(zhan),謹(jin)序于(yu)(yu)乙亥年(公元一(yi)九(jiu)九(jiu)五(wu))七月廿(nian)九(jiu)日(ri)榖旦。