It's said that when Typhoon Thelma struck Pingtung in 1977, not even one of Wutai's stone houses was blown over and not a single stone slab was sent flying through the air.
據說當年賽洛瑪颱風重創屏東時，只有霧台的石板屋一棟也沒倒、一塊石板也沒飛。