• 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.

Zuoyun County, which belongs to Datong City, Shanxi Province, is located in the Saibei Plateau, with Datong to the east, Youyu to the west, Shuozhou to the south and Hohhot to the north, with a total area of 1314 square kilometers. Zuo Yun has a long history. People lived and lived here more than a hundred thousand years ago. It was the pastoral land of the Beidi Baiyang people in the Spring and Autumn period, Wuzhou in the warring States period, Hengzhou in the Han Dynasty, and Datong in the Yuan Dynasty. Ming Hongwu four years (1371) set Datong du Wei, four years later renamed Shanxi Xingdu Division, has jurisdiction over 26 health stations, east-west across the Yellow River and Yanshan, Qing Yongzheng three years (1725) established counties. In 2018, Zuoyun County had jurisdiction over 3 towns and 6 townships, with a resident population of 16. 5%.
Airport In Zuoyun County - Datong Yungang Airport
Datong Yungang Airport (Datong Yungang Airport, IATA: DAT, ICAO: ZBDT), located on Beinanhuan East Road, Beijiazao Town, Yunzhou District, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China, 15.5 kilometers west of the center of Datong, is a 4C-level international regional airport , temporary air port airport   .
On December 26, 2005, Datong Beijiazao Airport was completed and opened to traffic, and the civil aviation of Datong Huairen Airport was suspended   ; On July 27, 2012, Datong Beijiazao Airport officially changed its name to Datong Yungang Airport   ; On September 21, 2013, the air port of Datong Yungang Airport was officially opened to the public temporarily   .
As of June 2021, Datong Yungang Airport has two terminal buildings, of which T1 (international) terminal covers an area of ​​6328.2 square meters, T2 (domestic) terminal covers an area of ​​10854 square meters; There are 7 seats, including 6 class C seats and 1 class B seat; the runway is 3,000 meters long and 45 meters long, which can meet the needs of annual passenger throughput of 900,000 passengers and cargo and mail throughput of 4,700 tons   .
In 2021, Datong Yungang Airport will handle a total of 885,224 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 18.8%, ranking 100th in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 1,602.7 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.0%, ranking 97th in the country; aircraft movements will be 21,468 sorties, a year-on-year increase of 28.6%, ranking 86th in the country   .
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