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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.

Fuxin Mongolian Autonomous County (Fumeng County for short) belongs to Fuxin City, Liaoning Province, which is located in the west of Liaoning Province, bordering Zhangwu County, Heishan County and Xinmin in the east, Beipiao in the west, Beizhen and Yixian in the south, and Inner Mongolia Kulun Banner and Naiman Banner in the north. It has jurisdiction over 20 towns and 15 townships, with a total area of 6264.2 square kilometers (2013). The total population is 730687 (2013). In 2013, the GDP of Fumeng County reached 20.5 billion yuan. Fumeng County has famous scenic spots such as Haitangshan National Nature Reserve, Baoligen Temple, Santagou Scenic spot, Wulanmutushan Scenic spot and so on.
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