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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington or D.C. or locally simply as the District, is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.

The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.

Altay region, one of the five regions of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is under the jurisdiction of Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and is based in Altay City. Located in the north of Xinjiang, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia; the landforms are complex and diverse, dry and hot in summer and cold in winter; the total area is 117989.21 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of six counties and one city; the total population in 2017 is 671616. Altay region is the only area bordering Russia in northwest China, and it is an important node city of the Silk Road Economic Belt and Xinjiang participating in the construction of China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor; it has four national land ports; it is a relatively abundant water area in Xinjiang and is known as the "water tower" in northern Xinjiang; it is one of the six major forest areas in China, and it has been identified by the State Council as the ecological functional area of mountain grassland with water conservation. twenty
Travel Notes In Altay Prefecture
Twenty thousand miles north and south of Tianshan Mountains (1)
From July 6th to 28th, eight friends from four families were invited to drive two cars, driving more than 11,500 kilometers, and completed a trip acro
Xinjiang, a place to travel alone to cure my depression (Great geography in northern Xinjiang, humanities in southern Xinjiang) 11 days
I have fantasized about going to Xinjiang many times, because it is so beautiful, and then this little dream was finally no match for the persecution
Keketuohai, the second largest cold pole in China, becomes a fairy tale in autumn
The early autumn of Keketuohai is dreamy and colorful. Walking in the depths of the birch forest, the Irtysh River shone with a sapphire-like deep lus
Car rental self-driving tour in Xinjiang (16 days)
20220628 (D1 day) flight to Urumqi, Xinjiang, overnight stay at Vienna Hotel on Beijing Road, Urumqi. 20220629 (D2 day) 9:00 am depart for Altay regio