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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.

Bazhong, a prefecture-level city of Sichuan Province, is located in the northeast of Sichuan Basin, at the southern foot of Micang Mountain in the Dabashan system, south of the north-south dividing line between Qinling and Huaihe River in China, to the east, Nanchong in the south, Guangyuan in the west, and Hanzhong in Shaanxi to the north. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, tilting from north to south; it is a subtropical humid monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. The city has a total area of 12292 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 districts and 3 counties. In 2017, the resident population is 3.3167 million. Bazhong has revolutionary relics such as the Red Army Martyrs Mausoleum and Red Army stone carving slogans, known as the "Open-air Museum of the Chinese Revolution", has a world geological park, two scenic spots are creating national AAAAA-level scenic spots, a total of 19 national AAAAA-level scenic spots. Bazhong is the second largest Soviet area in China, with red ruins.
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