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(gao)入云重巖疊(die)嶂,北眺大海水天相連,山(shan)(shan)色(se)秀麗,境界清(qing)幽暮鼓晨鐘,香火繚繞,風景獨好蔚然宜人(ren)回頭,建寺于山(shan)(shan)名之沿革(ge)頗富(fu)于神話色(se)彩。
相(xiang)傳(chuan)一(yi)千(qian)三百(bai)年前,一(yi)卋家公子春日(ri)騎馬(ma)郊(jiao)游于(yu)此(ci)坐愛(ai)山光花色釋(shi)馬(ma)徜(chang)徉流(liu)連忘(wang)返,迨歸已(yi)暮色蒼茫(mang)只見拴馬(ma)那墩(dun)大(da)馬(ma)連棵連根拔起(qi)墩(dun)下一(yi)大(da)缸裝滿(man)白銀公子惑矣,旋告其父,父即夜(ye)派人起(qi)銀遂于(yu)其址修蓋廟宇以志不忘(wang)此(ci)后公子家業振興兒孫(sun)滿(man)堂山寺香火亦鼎(ding)盛,鐘聲長(chang)鳴矣,此(ci)安(an)山寺興建之歷(li)史背(bei)景也。
又傳(chuan)唐(tang)(tang)定(ding)都長(chang)(chang)安(an)(an)后,政通(tong)人(ren)(ren)和,百(bai)廢俱興(xing),天下(xia)太平,唐(tang)(tang)王(wang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)撫百(bai)姓,帥東征軍來(lai)過此地緝(ji)拿貪官污吏(li),鏟除(chu)毛賊興(xing)利(li)除(chu)弊從(cong)此之(zhi)(zhi)后,百(bai)姓更為(wei)(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)居樂業,于(yu)(yu)是鞍子山(shan)遂易名為(wei)(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)子山(shan),在(zai)漫(man)長(chang)(chang)的(de)歷史(shi)長(chang)(chang)河(he)中,歷代(dai)王(wang)朝(chao)(chao)都對安(an)(an)山(shan)寺修繕(shan)過 ,據有(you)(you)記(ji)載(zai)(zai)的(de)碑文(wen)上(shang)就有(you)(you)敬德(de)重(zhong)(zhong)修第二番的(de)載(zai)(zai)文(wen),山(shan)名三易終(zhong)定(ding)安(an)(an)子之(zhi)(zhi)尊寺院香火亦奏安(an)(an)山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)效青山(shan)依舊(jiu),人(ren)(ren)世滄桑,唐(tang)(tang)王(wang)藏(zang)寶(bao)(bao)使山(shan)寺流傳(chuan)千古不(bu)(bu)(bu)解之(zhi)(zhi)謎酒缸十八鍋不(bu)(bu)(bu)在(zai)前坡在(zai)后坡,君不(bu)(bu)(bu)聞神秘歌(ge)謠即至(zhi)今日(ri)還(huan)于(yu)(yu)當地,廣(guang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)傳(chuan)頌(song),君不(bu)(bu)(bu)見(jian)空谷之(zhi)(zhi)音(yin)已逾千載(zai)(zai)尚不(bu)(bu)(bu)見(jian)尋(xun)寶(bao)(bao)人(ren)(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)蹤(zong)影其跡不(bu)(bu)(bu)亦神耶,與坐地巡山(shan)星移斗轉今朝(chao)(chao)欣(xin)逢咸世政治清(qing)明市場繁榮物資精神雙規不(bu)(bu)(bu)悖(bei)夫(fu)人(ren)(ren)物風流為(wei)(wei)(wei)尊重(zhong)(zhong)歷史(shi)保護(hu)文(wen)物特發起修建安(an)(an)山(shan)寺之(zhi)(zhi)壯舉,塤其舊(jiu)制增建富(fu)民城,夫(fu)志士愛國愛民,弘揚中華(hua)文(wen)明而大(da)(da)展(zhan)宏圖,夫(fu)安(an)(an)山(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)廟宇,清(qing)幽(you)興(xing)繁榮隆(long)興(xing)興(xing)樂業珠聊圣和古今相(xiang)映(ying)則別具一(yi)番情趣,蓋為(wei)(wei)(wei)發展(zhan)大(da)(da)連(lian)旅游(you)業之(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)大(da)(da)景觀(guan)也故寶(bao)(bao)現此二任可謂當人(ren)(ren)之(zhi)(zhi)神圣職責也,為(wei)(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)貢(gong)獻亦將名垂(chui)青史(shi),功德(de)無量,吾人(ren)(ren)可旃,謹序(xu)于(yu)(yu)乙亥年(公(gong)元一(yi)九(jiu)九(jiu)五)七(qi)月廿九(jiu)日(ri)榖(gu)旦。