The semi-flat area at the top of Ma Long Tun is actually a remnant of a planation surface (or intermountain basin). It was once part of a developed peneplain or intermountain basin that underwent crustal uplift. Intense river downcutting destroyed most of the original plain surface, leaving only partial remnants.
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