韓(han)侯祀祠(ci)(ci)位于江蘇淮安(an)市鎮淮樓東(dong)約(yue)200多米處。韓(han)侯詞(ci)是紀念漢初軍事(shi)家韓(han)信的祠(ci)(ci)。韓(han)侯祠(ci)(ci)是淮安(an)城著名的名勝古跡。
位于鎮淮樓(lou)東(dong)100米處(chu)。原建(jian)(jian)有(you)大(da)殿(dian)、中殿(dian)、前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)及一些附設建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)。大(da)殿(dian)門(men)朝南,典雅古樸,建(jian)(jian)筑(zhu)具有(you)濃郁(yu)的民族風格(ge),大(da)殿(dian)中置有(you)韓(han)信(xin)及侍從(cong)的泥塑偶像。過了中殿(dian)來到前(qian)(qian)殿(dian),前(qian)(qian)殿(dian)大(da)門(men)額上(shang)書(shu)有(you)“漢韓(han)侯祠(ci)”四(si)個大(da)字,祠(ci)中存有(you)“精白乃(nai)心”、“國上(shang)無雙”、“興漢三(san)杰”等匾額。祠(ci)內懸有(you)幾副檻聯:生死一知己,存亡兩婦(fu)人。奠數千里長淮,神留桑粹;開四(si)百(bai)年(nian)帝業,功冠蕭(xiao)曹。
韓(han)侯祀祠(ci)始建(jian)(jian)年代不詳,但唐代已有(you)(you)詩文記(ji)述(shu)韓(han)侯祠(ci),據《重修(xiu)山(shan)陽縣志》記(ji)載(zai),祠(ci)為明萬(wan)歷年間(jian)(jian)(1573—1620)推官曹(cao)于(yu)對(dui)重建(jian)(jian),清康(kang)熙(xi)年間(jian)(jian)(1662—1722)縣令徐恕(shu)重修(xiu)。韓(han)侯祠(ci)原建(jian)(jian)有(you)(you)大(da)殿(dian)、中殿(dian)、前(qian)殿(dian),以及其他一些附設建(jian)(jian)筑。祠(ci)廟坐(zuo)北(bei)朝南,東(dong)西寬約23米,南北(bei)長(chang)約130米。前(qian)為大(da)門,門上掛“漢(han)韓(han)侯祠(ci)”匾額,中殿(dian)是穿堂,道中立一石刻碑(bei)記(ji),后(hou)殿(dian)前(qian)檐有(you)(you)走廊,殿(dian)內設神(shen)臺(tai),帷幕(mu)佛龕,韓(han)信坐(zuo)像(xiang)置(zhi)于(yu)龕中,兩山(shan)墻內嵌(qian)韓(han)信事跡和明、清名人題詞石刻。主(zhu)殿(dian)后(hou)有(you)(you)一座3間(jian)(jian)兩層(ceng)樓(lou)房,樓(lou)前(qian)有(you)(you)株大(da)銀(yin)杏,兩側各(ge)有(you)(you)蝴蝶廳一個,樓(lou)后(hou)是小花(hua)園。后(hou)殿(dian)中供韓(han)信塑像(xiang),祠(ci)內掛著幾副對(dui)聯(lian):“生死一知己,存亡兩婦人。”“奠數千里(li)長(chang)淮,神(shen)留桑(sang)粹;開四(si)百年帝業,功冠蕭曹(cao)。”