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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.

Dali County, which belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the eastern part of the Weibei Plain in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, and the confluence area of Huang, Luo and Wei Rivers. The Weihe River is adjacent to Tongguan, Huazhou District and Huayin City in the south, Linwei District and Pucheng County to the west, Chengcheng County and Heyang County to the north, and the Yellow River to the east to Yongji County in Shanxi Province. It is between 34 °36 degrees north latitude 35 °02 'and 109 °43 degrees east longitude 110 °19'. The total area is 1800 square kilometers. Dali County is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. About 200000 years ago, Dali people thrived on this fertile soil. Since the Spring and Autumn period, Dali has established a state and established a government. There are 4 national cultural relics protection units, 9 provincial cultural relics protection units, Wei Great Wall site, Tang Jinlong Pagoda, Cenlou of Song Dai Temple and Qingfengtu.
Travel Notes In Dali County