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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.

Jinhua, known as Wuzhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province. it has been named Jinhua since the 25 year of Qin Wangzheng (222BC). It is named Jinhua because it is located in the place where two stars compete for China between Venus and Wuzhou. Located in the central part of Zhejiang Province, the coordinates are 119o 14mm MUE 120 °46330 "and latitude 28 °32mm MUE 29 °41pm. It is divided into 2 municipal districts of Wucheng District and Jindong District, 4 county-level cities of Lanxi, Yiwu, Dongyang and Yongkang, and 3 counties of Wuyi County, Pujiang County and Panan County, with a total area of 10941.42 square kilometers. In 2011, Jinhua-Yiwu metropolitan area was identified as the fourth metropolitan area in Zhejiang Province, and it is planned to become a mega-city with more than 2 million people in 2020. Jinhua culture belongs to Wu Yue culture, and Jinhua people belong to the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
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