韓(han)侯(hou)祀祠(ci)位于江蘇淮安市鎮淮樓東約(yue)200多米(mi)處。韓(han)侯(hou)詞是紀念漢初軍事(shi)家韓(han)信(xin)的祠(ci)。韓(han)侯(hou)祠(ci)是淮安城著(zhu)名(ming)的名(ming)勝古跡。
位于鎮淮樓東100米(mi)處。原建(jian)(jian)有(you)大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)、中殿(dian)、前(qian)殿(dian)及一(yi)些附設建(jian)(jian)筑。大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)門朝南,典雅古(gu)樸,建(jian)(jian)筑具有(you)濃郁的(de)民(min)族風格,大(da)(da)(da)殿(dian)中置有(you)韓信及侍從的(de)泥塑偶像。過了中殿(dian)來(lai)到前(qian)殿(dian),前(qian)殿(dian)大(da)(da)(da)門額上書有(you)“漢(han)韓侯祠”四個大(da)(da)(da)字,祠中存(cun)有(you)“精白乃心”、“國上無(wu)雙”、“興漢(han)三杰”等(deng)匾額。祠內懸有(you)幾副檻(jian)聯:生死一(yi)知己,存(cun)亡兩婦人。奠數千里長(chang)淮,神留(liu)桑(sang)粹;開四百年帝業,功冠蕭曹(cao)。
韓(han)侯祀祠(ci)(ci)始建(jian)年(nian)代不詳,但唐代已有(you)(you)詩文記述韓(han)侯祠(ci)(ci),據《重修山陽縣(xian)志》記載,祠(ci)(ci)為明萬歷年(nian)間(1573—1620)推官(guan)曹(cao)于對重建(jian),清(qing)(qing)康熙年(nian)間(1662—1722)縣(xian)令徐恕重修。韓(han)侯祠(ci)(ci)原建(jian)有(you)(you)大殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)、前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),以(yi)及其他(ta)一(yi)些附(fu)設(she)建(jian)筑(zhu)。祠(ci)(ci)廟坐北朝(chao)南,東西寬約23米,南北長(chang)約130米。前(qian)(qian)為大門,門上掛(gua)“漢韓(han)侯祠(ci)(ci)”匾(bian)額(e),中殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)是(shi)穿堂,道中立一(yi)石(shi)刻碑(bei)記,后殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)前(qian)(qian)檐有(you)(you)走廊,殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)內(nei)設(she)神(shen)臺,帷(wei)幕佛龕(kan),韓(han)信坐像(xiang)置于龕(kan)中,兩山墻內(nei)嵌韓(han)信事跡和明、清(qing)(qing)名人題詞石(shi)刻。主殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)后有(you)(you)一(yi)座3間兩層樓房,樓前(qian)(qian)有(you)(you)株大銀杏,兩側各有(you)(you)蝴蝶(die)廳一(yi)個,樓后是(shi)小花園。后殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)中供(gong)韓(han)信塑像(xiang),祠(ci)(ci)內(nei)掛(gua)著幾副(fu)對聯(lian):“生死一(yi)知己,存亡(wang)兩婦人。”“奠數千(qian)里長(chang)淮(huai),神(shen)留桑粹;開四百年(nian)帝業,功(gong)冠蕭曹(cao)。”