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A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant layer acts as a caprock that forms the flat summit of a mesa. The caprock can consist of either sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone; dissected lava flows; or a deeply eroded duricrust. Unlike plateau, whose usage does not imply horizontal layers of bedrock, e.g. Tibetan Plateau, the term mesa applies exclusively to the landforms built of flat-lying strata. Instead, flat-topped plateaus are specifically known as tablelands.

Bazhong, a prefecture-level city of Sichuan Province, is located in the northeast of Sichuan Basin, at the southern foot of Micang Mountain in the Dabashan system, south of the north-south dividing line between Qinling and Huaihe River in China, to the east, Nanchong in the south, Guangyuan in the west, and Hanzhong in Shaanxi to the north. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, tilting from north to south; it is a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. The city has a total area of 12292 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 3 counties. In 2017, the resident population is 3.3167 million. Bazhong has revolutionary relics such as the Red Army Martyrs Mausoleum and Red Army stone carving slogans, known as the "Open-air Museum of the Chinese Revolution", has a world geological park, two scenic spots are creating national AAAAA-level scenic spots, a total of 19 national AAAAA-level scenic spots. Bazhong is the second largest Soviet area in China, with red ruins.
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