Elephant Mountain Introduction
The landmark of Xidong. With an elevation of approximately 1,050 meters, it resembles a giant elephant when viewed from the Xidong area, with its head, trunk, and back vividly depicted. According to local experiences, in the past, whenever the weather was good and the sound of a rumble was heard from Elephant Mountain, it was known that the weather might change for the worse; conversely, if the rumbling was heard during bad weather, it indicated that the weather would improve. This phenomenon was the result of geological loosening of the soil and rocks on the mountain, making falling rocks easy to roll down. Nowadays, with fewer rockfalls, such occurrences have become rare; some say this is also due to the increase in vehicles, which drown out the sound of falling rocks.
