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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.

Benxi, a prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province, is the central city in the eastern part of Liaoning Province, and is a comprehensive industrial city dominated by iron and steel and chemical industries. One of the thirteen larger cities with local legislative power approved by the State Council is the central city of urban agglomeration in central Liaoning and the deputy central city of Shenyang Economic Zone. Benxi City is located in the east of Liaoning Province, connected with Shenyang City and Fushun City in the north, Liaoyang City and Anshan City in the west, Dandong City in the south and Tonghua City in Jilin Province in the east, with convenient transportation and superior geographical location. The city's forest coverage is 75%, ranking in the forefront of the country. The Wunu Mountain City of Huanren in Benxi is a world cultural heritage, the birthplace of Koguryo and the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty. Benxi is the northeast old industrial base, rich in mineral deposits, known as ".
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