韓侯(hou)祀祠(ci)位于江蘇淮安市(shi)鎮淮樓東約(yue)200多(duo)米處(chu)。韓侯(hou)詞是紀(ji)念漢初軍事家韓信的(de)祠(ci)。韓侯(hou)祠(ci)是淮安城著(zhu)名(ming)(ming)的(de)名(ming)(ming)勝古跡。
位(wei)于鎮淮(huai)樓東(dong)100米處。原建(jian)有(you)(you)大(da)(da)殿(dian)、中(zhong)殿(dian)、前殿(dian)及一些附設建(jian)筑(zhu)。大(da)(da)殿(dian)門朝南,典雅古樸,建(jian)筑(zhu)具有(you)(you)濃郁的民族風格(ge),大(da)(da)殿(dian)中(zhong)置(zhi)有(you)(you)韓信及侍從的泥(ni)塑偶(ou)像(xiang)。過了中(zhong)殿(dian)來到前殿(dian),前殿(dian)大(da)(da)門額上書有(you)(you)“漢韓侯祠”四(si)個大(da)(da)字,祠中(zhong)存(cun)有(you)(you)“精白乃心”、“國上無雙(shuang)”、“興漢三杰”等匾額。祠內懸有(you)(you)幾(ji)副檻聯:生死一知己,存(cun)亡兩婦人(ren)。奠數千(qian)里長淮(huai),神留(liu)桑粹(cui);開四(si)百年(nian)帝業,功冠蕭曹。
韓侯(hou)祀(si)祠(ci)(ci)始建年(nian)代不詳,但唐代已有(you)(you)詩文記述韓侯(hou)祠(ci)(ci),據《重修山陽縣志(zhi)》記載,祠(ci)(ci)為(wei)明(ming)萬(wan)歷(li)年(nian)間(1573—1620)推官曹(cao)于對重建,清康熙年(nian)間(1662—1722)縣令徐恕重修。韓侯(hou)祠(ci)(ci)原建有(you)(you)大(da)殿(dian)(dian)、中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)、前(qian)殿(dian)(dian),以(yi)及其他一些附設(she)(she)建筑。祠(ci)(ci)廟坐(zuo)北朝(chao)南(nan),東(dong)西寬約23米(mi),南(nan)北長約130米(mi)。前(qian)為(wei)大(da)門,門上掛“漢韓侯(hou)祠(ci)(ci)”匾額,中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)是(shi)穿堂,道中(zhong)立一石刻碑記,后殿(dian)(dian)前(qian)檐有(you)(you)走(zou)廊,殿(dian)(dian)內設(she)(she)神臺,帷幕佛龕,韓信(xin)坐(zuo)像置(zhi)于龕中(zhong),兩(liang)山墻(qiang)內嵌韓信(xin)事跡和明(ming)、清名人(ren)題(ti)詞石刻。主殿(dian)(dian)后有(you)(you)一座3間兩(liang)層樓房,樓前(qian)有(you)(you)株(zhu)大(da)銀杏(xing),兩(liang)側各(ge)有(you)(you)蝴(hu)蝶廳一個,樓后是(shi)小花園。后殿(dian)(dian)中(zhong)供韓信(xin)塑像,祠(ci)(ci)內掛著幾副對聯:“生死(si)一知己(ji),存亡兩(liang)婦(fu)人(ren)。”“奠數千(qian)里長淮,神留桑粹;開四(si)百年(nian)帝業,功(gong)冠蕭曹(cao)。”