• Mesa
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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.

Shizuishan City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, is located in the northernmost part of Ningxia, facing the Ordos platform to the east and the northern Yinchuan Plain to the west, with a typical temperate continental climate; it has jurisdiction over two districts and one county, with a total area of 5310 square kilometers; and the permanent population in 2017 is 803000. Shizuishan City gets its name because of the protruding mountains and rocks on both sides of the Yellow River. Shizuishan has a superior geographical location, which is located between the 100 billion ton coalfields of Ningdong and Mengxi countries. It is an important node city of Hubao Yinlan Economic Zone, Ningxia Yellow River Economic Zone and Ningmeng-Shaanxi-Wujin Economic Triangle Economic Zone. The Yellow River runs through the east and Helan Mountain in the west. The wetland area reaches 415 square kilometers. Shahu, the first batch of 5A tourist scenic spots in the country, is integrated. Shizuishan City, known as "stuffed Coal City", is famous for producing anthracite.
Travel Guides In Shizuishan
Travel Notes In Shizuishan
Sand and water are natural here, walking into another kind of Jiangnan—Ningxia Sand Lake
If I hadn't come to Sand Lake, I wouldn't have known that sand and water, which shouldn't coexist, are so natural here. The Love of Lakes and Dunes
Helan Ancient Temple, Xixia Famous Blue—North Wudang Temple
China is so big, I want to visit it. Take you to a place you have been or have not been to. Helan Ancient Temple, Xixia Famous Blue—North Wudang Templ
Sand skiing, ice skating and skiing, crossing Xixia, Helan Mountain, Tengger, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia's "three slips" and "three crossings" New Year's Eve trip
How to live in winter, of course, go to the north of the north. A few days ago, the pattering rain in the south of the Yangtze River made my whole bod
The wind dances in the yellow sand, and wanders in Xixia——a non-popular travel recommendation [Yinchuan]
In many people's travel lists, the city of Yinchuan does not seem to appear. When it comes to travel, everyone may immediately think of going to Haina