祠是为纪念伟人名士和祖先而修建的供舍（相当于纪念堂）。这点与庙有些相似，因此也常常把同族子孙祭祀祖先的处所叫“祠堂”。祠堂最早出现于汉代，据《汉书·循吏传》记载，“文翁终于蜀，吏民为立祠堂。及时（指诞辰和忌日）祭礼不绝。”东汉末，社会上兴起建祠抬高家族门第之风，甚至活人也为自己修建“生祠”。由此，祠堂日渐增多。
神奈川县不仅力图在神祠内复活这棵树，还想在别处种植它的分枝，或许是想作为旅游景点。
The Kanagawa prefecture has not only sought to revive the tree in the shrine's grounds. It wants to plant offshoots elsewhere, possibly as a tourist attraction.
在先贤祠的高坡一带，见过多少悲欢离合的那些长街曲巷里，芳汀逃避多罗米埃何止一次，但是躲避他却正是为了遇见他。
Fantine had long evaded Tholomyes in the mazes of the hill of the Pantheon, where so many adventurers twine and untwine, but in such a way as constantly to encounter him again.
这棵非凡而耀眼的银杏树，高耸于神祠的台阶之上，正如传说中的一样，它已经在超过800年间见证了日本这个国家的历史。
The mighty, shimmering Ginkgo towered over the shrine steps and, as legend has it, had stood witness to history being made in Japan for over 800 years.
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