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Khao Chang, or Elephant Hill, got its name due to its shape like a reclining elephant. There is a folk legend associated with this hill. The legend speaks of a man named Yomdung who was a farmer. Once, during the harvest season, a herd of wild elephants destroyed Yomdung's crops. Furious, Yomdung pursued the elephants.
During the chase, he came upon an elephant which he mistook to be one of the wild beasts (but was actually a tamed animal belonging to another person named Ngum. Without further checking, Yomdung killed the tame elephant. He cut up the elepant and cooked it for food, and also took its tusks, unaware that it was an innocent elephant. The elephant carcass became Elephant Hill.
The elephant monument at Khao Chang.
There is a cave at Khao Chang, called Phung Chang Cave. This cave has two entrances, one to the east and another to the west. Inside the cave is a temple, Wat Phung Chang (or officially, Wat Praphet Prachim Khet). Within the cave are stalagtites and stalagmites, as well as a subterranean river that flows throughout the year.
Entrance to Phung Chang Cave
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