城西二十五里许,有山豆焉,古名梅山,今曰山豆。村旁有凭依祠,在吕家园之侧。祠基是
王君松章、海江助之,又有好善者王君恩满,因助基有人,讵领地无凭无依之鬼听其废弃荒
野乎!位在即灵在,故章君与江君出地基,满君出钜赀,以创祠宇。后费不赡,略复捐之。
虽捐助有人,而无经理者,亦不能就矣。幸村中有能人悦理,王君玉春、杨君根旺共相赞辅,
爰光绪辛丑(1901 年)十二月告竣。抑春君与根君尽瘁之功甚伟,满君之功不鲜,章、江君之
勋亦有即诸君之功勋,非无俾其无凭之鬼有凭、无依之鬼有依,故曰:凭依祠。盖有祠即有
享,岁岁不忘世间之慈善家,莫美于此。兹特援笔而记之。
王恩满助叁佰元;王松章、王海江助地基壹块;
王玉春助叁拾元;王吕氏、子文章助十六元;钱小法助十四元;
王常常、袁金元、王信仁、王叶朝、王昇元、王宝玉、杨根旺 以上各助洋六元正;
王延松、王大裕、王清根、王先钱以上各助洋五元正;
祠田坐桥下塘,系李字三百四十六号坑田四厘五毫正。
民国九年(1920 年)巧月吉日
经理:王松章、王世修、王桂华 立
注:碑高 58 厘米,宽 67.5 厘米,镜岭镇西坑青石。原嵌于梅渚镇山头村凭依祠内墙,20
世纪末祠倒毁,有识之村民于 2018 年初将碑捐给新昌县博物馆收藏。
Twenty-five li west of town lies Shandou Village (anciently Meishan). The Anchorage Shrine stands beside Lü Family Garden. Site donors Wang Songzhang and Wang Haijiang inspired philanthropist Wang Enman: "With land secured, shall we abandon unattended souls in wilderness?" Where shrine stands, spirits dwell. Thus Songzhang/Haijiang donated land; Enman funded construction. When costs overran, villagers contributed. Wang Yuchun and Yang Genwang managed works to completion in December 1901. Their dedication, Enman's generosity, and land donors' merit ensured rootless ghosts gained anchorage – hence "Anchorage Shrine". Annual sacrifices eternize these benefactors.
Donors
Wang Enman: 300 silver dollars
Wang Songzhang & Wang Haijiang: one land plot
Wang Yuchun: 30 dollars
Lady Wang (née Lü) with son Wenzhang: 16 dollars
Qian Xiaofa: 14 dollars
Wang Changchang, Yuan Jinyuan, Wang Xinren, Wang Yezhao, Wang Shengyuan, Wang Baoyu, Yang Genwang: 6 dollars each
Wang Yansong, Wang Dayu, Wang Qinggen, Wang Xianqian: 5 dollars each
Shrine field: Plot Li 346, 0.045 mu paddy at Qiaoxiatang
Auspicious July Day, Minguo 9 (1920)
Managers: Wang Songzhang, Wang Shixiu, Wang Guihua erected
Note: Stele 58×67.5 cm, bluestone from Xikeng, Jingling. Originally in Anchorage Shrine at Shantou Village, Meizhu. Donated to Xinchang Museum in 2018 after shrine's collapse.
