韓(han)侯祀(si)祠位(wei)于江蘇淮安市(shi)鎮淮樓(lou)東約200多(duo)米(mi)處。韓(han)侯詞是紀念漢初軍事(shi)家韓(han)信的祠。韓(han)侯祠是淮安城著名的名勝古跡。
位于鎮(zhen)淮樓東100米處。原建有(you)大殿(dian)(dian)、中(zhong)(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)、前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)及(ji)一些附設建筑。大殿(dian)(dian)門朝(chao)南,典雅古樸,建筑具有(you)濃郁(yu)的(de)民族(zu)風格,大殿(dian)(dian)中(zhong)(zhong)置有(you)韓信及(ji)侍(shi)從的(de)泥塑偶像(xiang)。過了中(zhong)(zhong)殿(dian)(dian)來(lai)到前(qian)殿(dian)(dian),前(qian)殿(dian)(dian)大門額上書有(you)“漢(han)韓侯祠(ci)”四(si)個大字,祠(ci)中(zhong)(zhong)存有(you)“精白乃心”、“國(guo)上無雙”、“興漢(han)三杰(jie)”等匾額。祠(ci)內懸有(you)幾副檻(jian)聯:生(sheng)死一知己,存亡兩婦(fu)人。奠數千(qian)里長淮,神留桑粹;開四(si)百年帝業,功冠蕭曹。
韓(han)(han)侯(hou)祀祠(ci)始建年(nian)代不(bu)詳(xiang),但(dan)唐代已有(you)(you)(you)詩(shi)文記述(shu)韓(han)(han)侯(hou)祠(ci),據《重(zhong)(zhong)修山陽縣(xian)志》記載,祠(ci)為明萬歷年(nian)間(1573—1620)推官曹于對重(zhong)(zhong)建,清(qing)康熙年(nian)間(1662—1722)縣(xian)令徐恕重(zhong)(zhong)修。韓(han)(han)侯(hou)祠(ci)原建有(you)(you)(you)大(da)殿(dian)、中(zhong)殿(dian)、前(qian)殿(dian),以及其(qi)他(ta)一(yi)些附(fu)設建筑。祠(ci)廟坐北朝南(nan),東西(xi)寬約23米,南(nan)北長約130米。前(qian)為大(da)門,門上掛(gua)“漢韓(han)(han)侯(hou)祠(ci)”匾額,中(zhong)殿(dian)是(shi)穿堂,道中(zhong)立一(yi)石刻(ke)碑記,后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)前(qian)檐有(you)(you)(you)走(zou)廊,殿(dian)內(nei)設神(shen)臺,帷幕佛龕(kan)(kan),韓(han)(han)信(xin)(xin)坐像置于龕(kan)(kan)中(zhong),兩(liang)山墻(qiang)內(nei)嵌韓(han)(han)信(xin)(xin)事(shi)跡和明、清(qing)名人題詞石刻(ke)。主殿(dian)后(hou)(hou)有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)座3間兩(liang)層樓房,樓前(qian)有(you)(you)(you)株大(da)銀杏(xing),兩(liang)側各有(you)(you)(you)蝴(hu)蝶廳一(yi)個,樓后(hou)(hou)是(shi)小花園(yuan)。后(hou)(hou)殿(dian)中(zhong)供韓(han)(han)信(xin)(xin)塑(su)像,祠(ci)內(nei)掛(gua)著幾副對聯:“生死(si)一(yi)知己,存亡兩(liang)婦(fu)人。”“奠數千里(li)長淮,神(shen)留桑粹(cui);開四(si)百年(nian)帝業,功冠蕭曹。”