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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.

Longting District, one of the municipal districts of Kaifeng City, Henan Province, is located in the west of Kaifeng City, named for the famous site of the Imperial Palace in the Northern Song Dynasty. The area is bordered by Zhengzhou Kaifeng in the west, the Yellow River in the north, Xiangfu District, Shunhe District and Gulou District in the east, and Xiangfu District in the south. The area has a total area of 345 square kilometers and a total population of 360000 (2016). The district government is stationed at 16 Sports Road, Wu Chaomen Street. There are many lakes and ponds in Longting District, and there are Liuchi and Yellow River beaches outside the city. The north-south direction of the Huangbian River flows through the area to communicate with Longting Lake, which is the main channel for sewage discharge and waterlogging prevention; the north branch river in the city flows through the area, and Pan and Yang Lake in front of Longting have a long history. It is the 15th year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1642), and the Yellow River gap is formed by filling the city with water. Longting District is a famous cultural tourism scenic spot in Kaifeng.
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