• Mesa
  • Miao Autonomous County of Songtao

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.

Songtao Miao Autonomous County (Songtao for short) is a county under the jurisdiction of Tongren City, Guizhou Province. Founded in 1956, it is one of the earliest autonomous counties approved by the State Council. Located at the eastern foot of Fanjing Mountain, the main peak of the Wuling Mountains, Songtao is located at the junction of Guizhou, Hunan and Chongqing provinces and cities, connected with Huayuan and Phoenix in Hunan, bordered with Youyang and Xiushan in Chongqing, with moderate location and convenient transportation, and is known as the "gateway to eastern Guizhou". In ancient times, there is the name of "connecting Sichuan and Chu, holding down Sanxiang". The county has jurisdiction over 5 streets, 17 towns and 6 townships. The total area is 3409 square kilometers, of which the built area is more than 24 square kilometers. Tongren is the largest county with the largest area, the largest population and the strongest comprehensive strength. In March 2019, it was selected into the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization districts and counties.
Travel Sights In Miao Autonomous County of Songtao
Travel Notes In Miao Autonomous County of Songtao
Xiangshuidong Village in Central Guizhou Songtao County │ Meet the waterfall terraces and experience the wild charm of nature
If a high-density city of reinforced concrete make your nerves tense that this summer How about going to the mountains for a vacation? Xiangshuido
The City of Stunt Skills, Dreamland of Peach Blossoms - Impression Songtao
Stunt Miao Township, Magic Pine Peach When you come to Guizhou Province, which has both humanities and natural scenery, no matter where you are, you w
Visit the Millennium Miao Township and experience the ethnic customs
This trip will be unlike any before, I told myself as I packed my bags. "Songtao" and "Miaowangcheng" are my destinations this time. These are two pla