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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.

Guanxian, a county under the jurisdiction of Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, is located at the junction of Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces, with Dongchangfu District to the east, Linqing City to the north and Shenxian to the south. The whole territory is located in the yellow flood plain in northwest Shandong, which is part of the North China Plain with four distinct seasons; the total area is 1152 square kilometers. Jurisdiction over 3 streets, 11 towns, 4 townships; 2016 total population of 866300. Guanxian has a long history. Ran Zi, a disciple of Confucius, traveled here for a long time, and Xiaocheng, an ancient city in the Song and Liao dynasties, survived. In Guanxian, Ji-Yi Railway connects Jingjiu to the east and Jing-Guang to the west, Qinglan Expressway and 329 Provincial Highway run through the whole territory. Jingjiu Highway and National Highway 106 run through the north and south; Chaquan, Liulin Huagu and Langzhuang flour sculptures all originated in Guanxian. In 2016, the GDP of Guanxian County reached 28.719 billion yuan, an increase over the previous year at comparable prices.
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