• 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.

Wulingyuan District, established in May 1988 in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 400 kilometers away from the provincial capital Changsha. It has jurisdiction over Suoxiyu, Tianzishan, Zhangjiajie and Yangjiajie, which is one of the world-famous scenic spots. Wulingyuan is mainly composed of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Suoxiyu and Tianzi Mountain, covering an area of 390.8 square kilometers. There is a lot of quartz sandstone in Wulingyuan area, and it is exposed on the surface. After a long period of running water, it has formed the most peculiar landscape in this area-quartz sandstone peak forest landform. There are 243peak forests above kilometer in the area, and the highest part, the rabbit moon peak, is 1334 meters above sea level. There are 32 valleys more than 2 kilometers long, with a total length of 84.6 kilometers. Permanent residence in the whole district at the end of 2013
Airport In Wulingyuan District - Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport
Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport (Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport; IATA: DYG, ICAO: ZGDY), is located in Hehua Village, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, China, on the south side of Lishui River. About 10 kilometers east of Zhangjiajie urban area, it is a 4D-level trunk airport    , the second largest international airport in Hunan Province   .
Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport was officially opened to navigation on August 18, 1994; it was formerly known as Dayong Airport, which opened to navigation on December 22, 1993. It was renamed Dayong Zhangjiajie Airport in 1994 and Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport on October 31, 1995. In September 2017, it was renamed Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport   .
According to the information on the airport's official website in June 2019, Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport has a terminal building of T2 (China's domestic and international Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) with a total area of ​​46,500 square meters; there is a runway with a length of 2,600 meters and 21 parking spaces ; It can meet the annual passenger throughput of 5 million person-times, cargo and mail throughput of 19,000 tons, and aircraft take-off and landing of 45,000 sorties   . As of April 2019, a total of 28 domestic and international navigation cities in China have been opened   .
In 2020, due to the decline in the impact of the global epidemic, the passenger throughput of Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport was 1,278,400, a year-on-year decrease of 55.5%; the cargo and mail throughput was 1,100 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 37.6%; the number of takeoffs and landings was 13,500, a year-on-year decrease of 47.0% %; ranking 75th, 112th and 104th in China respectively. In 2019, they ranked 58th, 99th and 78th in China respectively   .
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