韓(han)侯(hou)(hou)祀祠(ci)位于(yu)江蘇淮安市(shi)鎮淮樓東約200多米處。韓(han)侯(hou)(hou)詞是紀念漢初軍事家韓(han)信的祠(ci)。韓(han)侯(hou)(hou)祠(ci)是淮安城(cheng)著(zhu)名的名勝古跡。
位于(yu)鎮淮樓東100米處。原建有(you)(you)大殿(dian)(dian)、中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)、前殿(dian)(dian)及(ji)一些附(fu)設建筑。大殿(dian)(dian)門(men)朝南,典雅古樸,建筑具有(you)(you)濃郁的民族風格,大殿(dian)(dian)中(zhong)置(zhi)有(you)(you)韓信及(ji)侍從的泥塑偶像。過了中(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)來到(dao)前殿(dian)(dian),前殿(dian)(dian)大門(men)額上書有(you)(you)“漢(han)韓侯祠”四(si)個大字,祠中(zhong)存有(you)(you)“精白(bai)乃心”、“國上無雙”、“興(xing)漢(han)三杰”等匾(bian)額。祠內(nei)懸有(you)(you)幾副檻聯:生死一知己(ji),存亡(wang)兩(liang)婦人。奠(dian)數千里長淮,神留(liu)桑粹(cui);開四(si)百年(nian)帝業(ye),功冠蕭(xiao)曹。
韓(han)侯(hou)祀祠始(shi)建(jian)(jian)年(nian)代(dai)不詳(xiang),但唐代(dai)已有(you)詩文(wen)記述韓(han)侯(hou)祠,據(ju)《重修山陽縣(xian)志》記載(zai),祠為(wei)明萬歷年(nian)間(jian)(1573—1620)推官曹于對重建(jian)(jian),清康熙年(nian)間(jian)(1662—1722)縣(xian)令徐(xu)恕重修。韓(han)侯(hou)祠原建(jian)(jian)有(you)大(da)殿(dian)(dian)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)、前殿(dian)(dian),以及其他一(yi)(yi)(yi)些附設(she)建(jian)(jian)筑。祠廟坐北朝(chao)南,東西寬約23米(mi),南北長(chang)約130米(mi)。前為(wei)大(da)門,門上(shang)掛“漢韓(han)侯(hou)祠”匾額,中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)是穿堂(tang),道中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)立一(yi)(yi)(yi)石刻碑記,后殿(dian)(dian)前檐有(you)走廊,殿(dian)(dian)內設(she)神臺,帷幕佛龕,韓(han)信(xin)坐像(xiang)(xiang)置于龕中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),兩(liang)山墻內嵌韓(han)信(xin)事跡和明、清名(ming)人題詞石刻。主(zhu)殿(dian)(dian)后有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座3間(jian)兩(liang)層樓房,樓前有(you)株大(da)銀杏,兩(liang)側各有(you)蝴蝶廳一(yi)(yi)(yi)個,樓后是小花園(yuan)。后殿(dian)(dian)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)供韓(han)信(xin)塑像(xiang)(xiang),祠內掛著幾副(fu)對聯:“生死一(yi)(yi)(yi)知己,存亡兩(liang)婦人。”“奠數千里(li)長(chang)淮,神留桑粹;開四百(bai)年(nian)帝(di)業,功冠蕭曹。”