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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.

Anyang County, which belongs to Anyang City, has the geographical coordinates of 113 °53mm east longitude, 114o 45km north latitude and 36 °21' north latitude. The county is adjacent to Tangyin County and Hebi City in the south, Cixian County, Linzhang County and Shexian County in Hebei Province to the north, Beiguan District and Wenfeng District to the west, and Neihuang County to the east. Anyang County is 73.75km long from east to west and 44 km wide from north to south. It covers an area of 1201 square kilometers and cultivated land covers an area of 69080 hectares. There are Xiuding Temple Tang Pagoda, Lingquan Temple Grottoes and other tourist attractions. The second batch of water-saving society construction up to the standard county (district).
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