• 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.

Simao District, which belongs to Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, is located in the south of Yunnan Province, the middle and south of Pu'er City, and the middle and lower reaches of the Lancang River, between 22 °27 degrees north latitude and 101 °27 degrees east longitude, Jiangcheng County to the east, Lancang County and Jinggu Dai Autonomous County to the west, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture to the south and Ninger County to the north, covering a total area of 3928 square kilometers. Simao District is the starting point of the ancient Tea-Horse Road in history-the Southern Silk Road. It is one of the three major customs towns in Yunnan. It was once known as "Southeast Asian Land Wharf" and "Yinsimao". The main relics in Simao District are Shiping Guild Hall, Simao Wenmiao, Simao Old Customs, Tea Horse Road, etc.; historical figures include League member Lu Zhiyi, honest official Chen Qizhou, and so on. As of 2017, Simao District has jurisdiction over 3 townships and 4 towns
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