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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.

Beipiao, known as "Chuanzhou" in ancient times, belongs to Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, located in the northeast of Chaoyang City, in the middle reaches of Daling River. It is adjacent to Fuxin Mongolian Autonomous County in the east, Yi County and Linghai City in Jinzhou City in the south, Chaoyang City and Chaoyang County in the west and southwest, and Aohan Banner and Naiman Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous region in the north. It covers an area of 4469 square kilometers (2010) and has a population of 600000 (at the end of 2011). In 2011, Beipiao's annual GDP reached 19.503 billion yuan. Beipiao City has famous scenic spots such as Dragon Bird Lake Scenic spot, Great Black Mountain Scenic spot and Baishi Scenic spot. Beipiao City has successively won the title of "National demonstration County for Scientific and technological Progress", "hometown of Chinese Folk Art" and "Mass Culture and Art Base of Liaoning Province". Beipiao folktales are listed as national intangible cultural heritage
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