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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.

Longhui County, which belongs to Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, is located in the upper reaches of Zijiang River slightly southwest of central Hunan Province, bordering Xinshao County in the east, Dongkou County in the west, Shaoyang County and Wugang City in the south, and Xupu and Xinhua County in the north. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The northwest is the residual vein of Xuefeng Mountain, and the main peak of Baimashan is 1780 meters above sea level. The southeast is a typical hilly and mountainous area, with hills and rivers crisscross. The main minerals are placer gold, coal, niobium, tantalum, Iceland spar, monazite, Beryl, zircon. The county has jurisdiction over 2 streets, 18 towns and 5 townships. National Highway 320 runs through the territory, and Xishui can be navigated all the year round. Places of interest include mosques, Guanwangqiao, Kuifeng Pagoda, Wangyunshan nunnery stone carvings, Baimashan nunnery stone carvings, Chang-chastity archway, Luo Hongzhen archway, chemical tower, Feng-shaped mountain and so on. There is a national key cultural relic protection unit in the county-- Wei Yuanji
Airport In Longhuixian - Shaoyang Wugang Airport
Shaoyang Wugang Airport (Shaoyang Wugang Airport, IATA: WGN, ICAO: ZGSY), located at the junction of Toutang Township and Wantouqiao Town, Wugang City, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, China, 9 kilometers south of Wugang City Center, is 4C Level tourist feeder airport   .
On July 31, 2013, Shaoyang Wugang Airport was jointly approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission; on March 28, 2017, the test flight of Shaoyang Wugang Airport was successful; on June 28, 2017, Shaoyang Wugang Airport was officially opened to navigation   .
As of February 2021, the terminal area of ​​Shaoyang Wugang Airport is 3,210 square meters, and there are 4 C-class seats on the civil aviation apron; the runway is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide; it can meet the annual passenger throughput of 250,000 passengers, cargo Demand for postal throughput of 500 tons and aircraft takeoff and landing of 3189 sorties     .
In 2021, Shaoyang Wugang Airport will handle a total of 302,563 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%, ranking 160th in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 3.8 tons, a year-on-year increase of 20.2%, ranking 220th in the country; 4,250 aircraft takeoffs and landings, Year-on-year growth of 2.6%, ranking 177th in the country   .
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