• Mesa
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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.

Huashan District, which belongs to Maanshan City, Anhui Province, is located in the east of Maanshan City, bordering Nanjing Jiangning District, 20 kilometers away from Nanjing Lukou International Airport and located in the core of Nanjing metropolitan area. Huashan District has a total area of 179square kilometers, nine streets and one township, with a population of 437000 (2012). There are scenic spots such as Putang Scenic spot in the territory. In 2014, the GDP of the region reached 26.8 billion yuan. Huashan District won the "National Family Education work demonstration area" and "National Community Education Experimental Zone".
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