太公(gong)祠是(shi)一組中(zhong)國傳統的中(zhong)軸(zhou)對稱、殿堂廟宇建筑， 大(da)門(men)的門(men)楣懸有(you)中(zhong)國宗教學會會長(chang)趙樸初老先生(sheng)題寫的“姜(jiang)太公(gong)祠”四個大(da)字，大(da)門(men)兩側(ce)供奉有(you)高大(da)威(wei)武的青龍、白虎兩星君(jun)。主殿內(nei)正中(zhong)供奉著(zhu)姜(jiang)太公(gong)彩繪圣像(xiang)、兩側(ce)供奉有(you)齊(qi)國的第二代(dai)(dai)國君(jun)齊(qi)丁公(gong)和(he)第十(shi)六代(dai)(dai)國君(jun)齊(qi)桓公(gong)的圣像(xiang)。殿壁上的壁畫，表現了姜(jiang)太公(gong)的生(sheng)平事跡(ji)，主要內(nei)容有(you)：姜(jiang)氏封呂、貧困(kun)生(sheng)涯、棄官避紂、著(zhu)書(shu)立說、渭水(shui)垂約、孟津會盟、牧野大(da)戰、封齊(qi)就(jiu)國、與萊爭丘、嚴罰不訓、周王(wang)授權、傳子(zi)歸周。
西五(wu)賢殿，供奉承有齊國(guo)的五(wu)位出(chu)名政治家、軍事(shi)家，有管(guan)仲、孫(sun)武、孫(sun)臏、司馬穰苴、田單；東(dong)五(wu)祖殿、供奉道教的五(wu)位先祖，有東(dong)華帝(di)君、純陽(yang)祖師(shi)(shi)呂洞賓、張天師(shi)(shi)、王重陽(yang)、邱長春祖師(shi)(shi)，東(dong)院(yuan)樓下供奉有碧霞元君、送子(zi)爺(ye)爺(ye)、送子(zi)奶奶，西院(yuan)樓下供奉有觀世音菩薩、財神、藥王神。南院(yuan)內新建(jian)成盆(pen)景(jing)院(yuan)，有盆(pen)景(jing)近(jin)300盆(pen)、達五(wu)十余(yu)個(ge)品種(zhong)。
祠(ci)內(nei)分為六個院(yuan)落，亭臺(tai)樓閣(ge)、曲折(zhe)回(hui)廊。晨鐘、暮鼓、庭院(yuan)深(shen)深(shen)、鼓馨聲聲、香霧飄裊。園內(nei)全部鋪滿(man)草皮(pi)、各(ge)種松柏樹木、名貴花木等，以“古、奇、稚”和(he)“色(se)、香、姿”見著。
姜太公祠位于臨淄永流鎮張家莊太公衣冠冢北側。太公呂尚，字子牙，號(hao)太公望(wang)，東海人(ren)，呂姓(xing)姜氏，世稱姜太公，公元(yuan)前(qian)11世紀封于(yu)齊，為齊國第一代國君。他在任期(qi)間，“通商工之業，便漁鹽之利，人(ren)民多歸齊，齊為大國。”卒葬于(yu)周，齊人(ren)思其德，葬衣冠(guan)于(yu)此。表達了齊地人(ren)民對姜太公這位(wei)齊國的開創者、齊文化(hua)奠基人(ren)的懷念和(he)敬(jing)仰。墓前(qian)石坊橫眉上的“周師齊祖”更(geng)是高度概(gai)括(kuo)了姜太公一生的豐功偉業。衣冠(guan)冢墓高28米，南北長50米，東西(xi)寬(kuan)55米。
1993年，臨淄區在太公衣冠冢北側建姜太公祠，建筑面積98平方米(mi)，主殿(dian)(dian)為名人書畫(hua)展(zhan)廳，歇山式掛廊(lang)配(pei)殿(dian)(dian)，各三楹(ying)。主殿(dian)(dian)供奉(feng)著(zhu)(zhu)姜(jiang)(jiang)太公彩(cai)繪圣像(xiang)，殿(dian)(dian)壁(bi)有反映(ying)姜(jiang)(jiang)太公貧困生涯、避紂去商、習武著(zhu)(zhu)書、牧野大戰、封(feng)齊(qi)(qi)就國(guo)、破菜爭丘、太公治齊(qi)(qi)、懲治不(bu)訓、周王授權、傳子歸國(guo)等到不(bu)平凡一(yi)生的(de)壁(bi)畫(hua)。主殿(dian)(dian)供奉(feng)著(zhu)(zhu)姜(jiang)(jiang)太公、丁公呂伋及第(di)十二代(dai)孫(sun)小白，即“春(chun)秋五霸”之(zhi)首齊(qi)(qi)相公塑(su)(su)像(xiang)。西(xi)配(pei)殿(dian)(dian)內供奉(feng)著(zhu)(zhu)田單(dan)、田穰苴、管仲、孫(sun)武、孫(sun)臏(bin)的(de)塑(su)(su)像(xiang)。
東殿為五祖殿，里邊供奉著道教的五位先祖。一位是東華帝君姓王玄甫，傳聞他得太上老君之道，隱居昆侖山，掌管三界，是道教五祖中的第一祖。再一位張道陵，也就是張天(tian)(tian)師，江(jiang)蘇(su)豐(feng)縣人(ren)，漢順帝時(shi)(shi)(shi)，在四川的鶴鳴(ming)山(shan)創立了五斗米道(dao)，道(dao)徒們把他(ta)尊為“天(tian)(tian)師”，到了唐宋(song)時(shi)(shi)(shi)期改稱為“正一(yi)(yi)道(dao)”。還(huan)有(you)(you)就(jiu)是全(quan)(quan)真道(dao)的創始人(ren)王(wang)(wang)重(zhong)(zhong)陽(yang)(yang)，陜(shan)西(xi)咸陽(yang)(yang)人(ren)，48歲時(shi)(shi)(shi)遇到呂(lv)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)賓(bin)，飲(yin)以(yi)神水(shui)，授以(yi)真決，遂入(ru)終(zhong)南山(shan)修(xiu)煉9年，王(wang)(wang)重(zhong)(zhong)陽(yang)(yang)順應時(shi)(shi)(shi)代思潮，提倡三教合一(yi)(yi)，主(zhu)張“全(quan)(quan)神煉氣，出(chu)家修(xiu)真”，出(chu)家人(ren)不(bu)得殺(sha)生、不(bu)得吃肉飲(yin)酒、不(bu)妻(qi)不(bu)娶。此外(wai)還(huan)有(you)(you)八仙之一(yi)(yi)的呂(lv)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)賓(bin)，姓呂(lv)名巖(yan)，字(zi)洞(dong)(dong)(dong)賓(bin)，號(hao)(hao)純(chun)陽(yang)(yang)子(zi)，山(shan)西(xi)永濟縣人(ren)，在廬山(shan)得道(dao)于(yu)漢中(zhong)離而成(cheng)仙。最(zui)后一(yi)(yi)位(wei)是丘(qiu)處機真人(ren)，姓丘(qiu)名處機，號(hao)(hao)長春子(zi)，山(shan)東登州棲霞人(ren)。19歲隨王(wang)(wang)重(zhong)(zhong)陽(yang)(yang)學道(dao)，王(wang)(wang)重(zhong)(zhong)陽(yang)(yang)死后，隱居(ju)修(xiu)道(dao)，苦修(xiu)二十年，功(gong)成(cheng)道(dao)備，名聞于(yu)世(shi)。
姜太(tai)(tai)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)祠(ci)(ci)東側(ce)是(shi)丘(qiu)穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)祠(ci)(ci)，丘(qiu)穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)祠(ci)(ci)是(shi)1995年丘(qiu)穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)一(yi)百代孫，臺灣丘(qiu)氏宗(zong)親會邱正吉先(xian)生捐資修建的。姜太(tai)(tai)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)封(feng)于營丘(qiu)，支孫以地(di)為氏，丘(qiu)穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)是(shi)太(tai)(tai)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)三子(zi)，太(tai)(tai)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)封(feng)齊建國而令穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)領鎮營丘(qiu)，其(qi)族(zu)人遂(sui)以丘(qiu)為氏，穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)則是(shi)丘(qiu)氏始祖。穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)祠(ci)(ci)采(cai)用了(le)中(zhong)國傳(chuan)統建筑的中(zhong)軸對稱(cheng)序列，殿堂廟宇(yu)廟宇(yu)布(bu)局，整個建筑顯得古(gu)香古(gu)色(se)。在穆(mu)(mu)(mu)公(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)祠(ci)(ci)東配(pei)殿內陳列著姜姓源(yuan)流(liu)考和姜氏宗(zong)譜。
1999年(nian)，崇尚姜太公(gong)的衛輝(hui)人士李尚卿先生出(chu)資(zi)塑1.8米(mi)高的姜太公(gong)坐式銅像一尊，于1999年(nian)農歷八月初三落成揭(jie)幕。
姜太公祠位于前太公泉東側，今四中院內。始建于東漢永建(jian)年(nian)間(jian)，以后又(you)經(jing)多次復修(xiu)。據史書(shu)載：當(dang)時那里古柏蒼(cang)郁(yu)、石碑林立、大殿(dian)五間(jian)、進深三(san)(san)間(jian)、門額書(shu)“姜(jiang)氏宗祠”四個餾金(jin)大字，殿(dian)內供俸著(zhu)從姜(jiang)太(tai)公(gong)始至一(yi)百代(dai)有官職及名士后裔子孫。因多年(nian)失(shi)修(xiu)損壞(huai)，只存一(yi)間(jian)山門。1993年(nian)以姜(jiang)太(tai)公(gong)衣冠冢為依(yi)托重(zhong)建(jian)姜(jiang)太(tai)公(gong)祠，總(zong)占地面積30000平(ping)方米。1999年(nian)，政府重(zhong)視(shi)，百姓集(ji)資，又(you)在原廟東側重(zhong)修(xiu)姜(jiang)太(tai)公(gong)祠大殿(dian)三(san)(san)間(jian)。
姜(jiang)太(tai)(tai)公(gong)名(ming)(ming)尚，字子牙，太(tai)(tai)公(gong)是(shi)(shi)他的尊稱(cheng)。姜(jiang)太(tai)(tai)公(gong)是(shi)(shi)齊國(guo)的開國(guo)元(yuan)勛(xun)。《史(shi)紀·齊太(tai)(tai)公(gong)世家(jia)》記載“太(tai)(tai)公(gong)至國(guo)修政, 因(yin)其(qi)俗，簡(jian)其(qi)禮，通商(shang)工之(zhi)業，便漁鹽之(zhi)利，而人(ren)民多歸齊，齊為(wei)大國(guo)。”姜(jiang)太(tai)(tai)公(gong)是(shi)(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)歷史(shi)上(shang)出(chu)名(ming)(ming)的大軍(jun)事家(jia)、政治家(jia)、思(si)想家(jia)，著有《六(liu)韜》《陰符令錄》《金(jin)匱》等出(chu)名(ming)(ming)兵書、被(bei)稱(cheng)為(wei)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)兵學之(zhi)鼻(bi)祖(zu)。唐(tang)代(dai)被(bei)尊封為(wei)“武成王”、“武圣(sheng)”。
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