In 1917 residents of the town erected a stone tablet in Yen's memory in what is still known as the Sungte (or memorial tablet) district. On one portion of the tablet, the following words are carved: "It is all thanks to Mr.
大正六年，九份人士在九份今天的頌德里立了一座頌德碑。碑文其中一段刻寫著：「吾儕仰事俯畜，兩俱無憾，是顏君之惠也。」