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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.

Bengshan District, located in Bengbu City, Anhui Province, belongs to the downtown area of Bengbu and is the political and cultural center of Bengbu City. Formerly known as Zhongcheng District, it was renamed after zoning adjustment in 2004. Bengshan District is bordered by Longzihu District in the east, Fengyang County in the south, Yuhui District in the west and Huashang District in the north. As of 2013, Bengshan District covers an area of 83.08 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 5 streets and 2 townships. At the time of the sixth national census in 2010, the resident population was 334426 (218300 registered residents), accounting for 10.57% of the city's resident population. There are mainly Han nationality, and there are 21 ethnic minorities, including Hui, Miao, Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Tibetan and Uygur, with a population of 5233, of which the Hui population accounts for 96% of the minority population in the region. Bengshan District is a province.
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