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)(qing)翠(cui)欲滴，峰(feng)高入云重(zhong)巖疊嶂，北眺大海(hai)水天相連，山色(se)秀麗，境界清(qing)(qing)幽暮鼓晨鐘，香火繚繞(rao)，風景獨好(hao)蔚然宜人回(hui)頭，建寺于山名之沿革頗富(fu)于神(shen)話色(se)彩。

相傳(chuan)一(yi)千三百年前(qian)，一(yi)卋(shi)家公子春日騎馬(ma)郊(jiao)游于此(ci)坐(zuo)愛山光花色釋馬(ma)徜徉流連忘(wang)返，迨歸已(yi)暮色蒼(cang)茫(mang)只見(jian)拴馬(ma)那墩大馬(ma)連棵連根拔(ba)起(qi)墩下一(yi)大缸裝滿白銀(yin)公子惑(huo)矣，旋告其父，父即夜派人起(qi)銀(yin)遂于其址(zhi)修蓋廟宇以(yi)志不(bu)忘(wang)此(ci)后(hou)公子家業振興兒(er)孫滿堂山寺香火亦(yi)鼎盛，鐘聲長鳴(ming)矣，此(ci)安(an)山寺興建之(zhi)歷史背(bei)景也。

又傳(chuan)唐(tang)定都長(chang)(chang)安(an)(an)后，政通人和，百(bai)廢俱興(xing)，天下太平(ping)，唐(tang)王(wang)為(wei)(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)撫百(bai)姓(xing)(xing)，帥東征軍來過(guo)(guo)此地緝拿貪官污吏，鏟(chan)除毛(mao)賊(zei)興(xing)利(li)除弊(bi)從此之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)后，百(bai)姓(xing)(xing)更(geng)為(wei)(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)居樂業(ye)(ye)，于(yu)是鞍子(zi)山(shan)(shan)遂易名為(wei)(wei)(wei)安(an)(an)子(zi)山(shan)(shan)，在漫(man)長(chang)(chang)的歷(li)史(shi)長(chang)(chang)河(he)中，歷(li)代王(wang)朝都對安(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)寺(si)修(xiu)繕過(guo)(guo) ，據有記載(zai)的碑文上(shang)就(jiu)有敬德重(zhong)修(xiu)第二(er)番的載(zai)文，山(shan)(shan)名三易終定安(an)(an)子(zi)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)尊(zun)寺(si)院香火(huo)亦奏安(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)效(xiao)青山(shan)(shan)依舊(jiu)，人世滄桑，唐(tang)王(wang)藏(zang)寶使山(shan)(shan)寺(si)流傳(chuan)千古不(bu)解之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)謎酒缸十(shi)八鍋(guo)不(bu)在前坡(po)在后坡(po)，君不(bu)聞神(shen)(shen)秘歌謠即至今日還于(yu)當地，廣為(wei)(wei)(wei)傳(chuan)頌(song)，君不(bu)見(jian)空谷之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)音已逾千載(zai)尚不(bu)見(jian)尋寶人之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)蹤影(ying)其(qi)跡不(bu)亦神(shen)(shen)耶，與坐地巡山(shan)(shan)星移斗轉今朝欣(xin)逢咸世政治清明市場繁榮物(wu)(wu)資精神(shen)(shen)雙(shuang)規不(bu)悖夫人物(wu)(wu)風流為(wei)(wei)(wei)尊(zun)重(zhong)歷(li)史(shi)保護文物(wu)(wu)特發起修(xiu)建(jian)安(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)寺(si)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)壯舉，塤(xun)其(qi)舊(jiu)制增(zeng)建(jian)富民城，夫志士愛國愛民，弘揚中華文明而大(da)展(zhan)宏圖，夫安(an)(an)山(shan)(shan)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)廟(miao)宇，清幽興(xing)繁榮隆(long)興(xing)興(xing)樂業(ye)(ye)珠(zhu)聊圣和古今相映則(ze)別具一(yi)番情趣，蓋為(wei)(wei)(wei)發展(zhan)大(da)連旅游業(ye)(ye)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一(yi)大(da)景觀(guan)也(ye)故寶現此二(er)任可謂當人之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)神(shen)(shen)圣職責也(ye)，為(wei)(wei)(wei)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)貢獻亦將名垂(chui)青史(shi)，功德無量，吾(wu)人可旃，謹序(xu)于(yu)乙亥年（公(gong)元一(yi)九(jiu)九(jiu)五）七(qi)月(yue)廿(nian)九(jiu)日榖(gu)旦。