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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.

Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County is under the jurisdiction of Xining City, Qinghai Province. it is located in the Hehuang valley in the east of Qinghai Province, the southern foot of Qilian Mountain, and the Beichuan River basin in the upper reaches of Huangshui River. it is a transitional zone between Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Loess Plateau. It has a total area of 3090 square kilometers, has jurisdiction over 9 towns and 11 townships, with a total population of 453000 (2012). There are 26 ethnic groups, including Han, Hui, Tu, Tibetan, Mongolian, etc., and has twice been named "hometown of Chinese Folk Culture and Art" by the Ministry of Culture. In November 2019, Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County was named as the national demonstration county of "Sihao Rural Road" and was selected into the second batch of water-saving society construction standard counties (districts).
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