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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.

Xiangtan, Hunan Province under the jurisdiction of prefecture-level cities, referred to as Tan, because it is rich in Xianglian and also known as "Liancheng", also known as "Tancheng". It has jurisdiction over five counties (cities) of Xiangtan County, Shaoshan City, Xiangxiang City, Yuhu District and Yuetang District, with a total population of 2.838 million in 2016. Xiangtan has a total area of 5006 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 168.21 square kilometers and the built-up area is 79.2 square kilometers. Xiangtan began to build a county in the Southern Dynasty, more than 1500 years ago. It is an important birthplace of Huxiang culture and the cradle of Chinese red culture. It is known as "Little Nanjing" and "Jin Xiangtan". "Lingxiu Qianqianshui in central Hunan, there are many heroes in the world", Xiangtan great man and great master can be like stars-- Shu Han name Jiang Kuo, Zeng Guofan, cultural celebrity Qi Baishi, generation leader Mao Zedong, founding father
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