• 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.

Yuncheng District, which belongs to Yunfu City, is located in the central and western part of Guangdong Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Xijiang River, high in the southwest and low in the northeast, bordering Zhaoqing in the east, Yunan District in the west, Xinxing County in the south and Xijiang in the north. Jurisdiction over 4 streets and 4 towns. By the end of 2018, the total population of the region will be 350000, including more than 55000 compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese living overseas. The 324 National Highway and the Yunyao branch of Sanmao Railway crisscross. Yuncheng District has a superior geographical environment and belongs to the subtropical monsoon area with mild climate and abundant rainfall. The region is rich in mineral resources, known as "sulfur capital" and "hometown of dolomite". There are more than 50 kinds of proven mineral deposits, among which pyrite reserves and grade rank first in the world, and marble, granite and limestone reserves are also very large. Panlong Cave in the city is a provincial scenic spot.
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