The main content of The Last War Elephant: During the war against Japan, Chinese army fought with Japanese army in Xishuangbanna, a large group of war elephants sacrificed their lives after the battle, and only one war elephant called Gacheng survived after the treatment.After more than 20 years, Gacheng, foreseeing his own death, went to the elephant grave, plowed a pit, and buried himself.

The author of The Last War Elephant is the modern writer Shen Shixi, who is a member of the Chinese Children's Literature Committee, born in Shanghai, and is known as the king of animal novels. Shen Shixi's main representative works include The Seventh Hound, Dream of the Wolf King, The Last War Elephant, and The Flying of the Gazelle.

Excerpts from The Last War Elephant:

Looking at the noble remains of the war elephant Garcar, I felt the obscenity of my human soul. I joined hands with Bonondin, pushed the earth into the pit, filled it up and tamped it down, and then, empty-handed and dragging my exhausted body, walked back to the fortress.