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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.

Langya District, which belongs to Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, was named Langya District because of Langya Mountain and the original Langya Township in Chuzhou. It was established on January 18, 1993. It is located in the east of Anhui Province, the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the southeast of Chuzhou, about 50 kilometers southeast of Nanjing and 100 kilometers west of Hefei, the provincial capital. The region covers an area of 180.79 square kilometers and has a resident population of 310000. By the end of 2013, it had jurisdiction over 10 directly administered communities and provincial-level Langshan Economic Development Zone. The area belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate, the annual average temperature is 15.2 degrees Celsius, and the air quality reaches the national second-class standard all the year round. The main scenic spots are Langya Mountain Scenic spot, Zuiweng Pavilion, Fengle Pavilion, Xijian Lake, Qingliu River and so on. Langya District is a member of "Yangtze River Delta Urban agglomeration" and one of the core areas of "Nanjing Metropolitan area".
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