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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.

Baqiao District is one of the six districts of Xi'an City, which is located in the east of Xi'an City. The geographical coordinates are 108 °59 "E" 109 °16 "E and 34 °10" N "34 °27'. It borders Lintong District and Lantian County in the east, Yanta District, Xincheng District and Weiyang District in the west, Chang'an District in the south and Weihe River and Gaoling District in the north. It is 5km away from the new administrative center, with a total area of 332square kilometers, with 9 subdistrict offices, 33 communities, 226administrative villages and a resident population of 640600 (2017). It is named after the ancient Baqiao, which was built in the Sui Dynasty. In Baqiao District, there are Banpo site of Yangshao Culture, Mijiaya site of Longshan Culture and Baliufeng Snow, one of the eight sights in Guanzhong. Baqiao District is the old industrial base of Xi'an, which is in the process of economic transformation and development.
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