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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.

Wudang District is one of the six municipal districts under the jurisdiction of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province. it is located in the middle of Guizhou Province and in the northeast of Guiyang City. It borders Longli County in the east, Yunyan District and Nanming District in the south, Baiyun District in the west, Kaiyang County and Xiuwen County in the north, with a total administrative area of 686 square kilometers. Wudang District is one of the urban groups in Guiyang City, and it is the first batch of economically strong areas (counties) in Guizhou Province. As of 2014, Wudang District has jurisdiction over 5 communities, 6 towns and 2 townships. In 2012, Wudang District had a total population of 317900. There are Guiyang Royal Hot Spring, Poly International Hot Spring, two national AAAA tourist scenic spots and Quan World International Club, a national AAA tourist scenic spot, as well as Xiangzhigou, Xiangsi River and other provincial scenic spots.
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