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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.

Gangu County, which belongs to Tianshui City, Gansu Province, is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, northwest of Tianshui City, and upstream of Weihe River. It is bordered by Qinan County and Maiji District in the east, Qinzhou District and Lixian in the south, Wushan County in the west and Tongwei County in the north. The total area is 1572.6 square kilometers. As of 2012, Gangu County has a total population of 630000. The famous specialties of Gangu County are hemp shoes, ridges, fried potatoes, Gangu pulp water surface, crisp circles and so on. The famous figures of Gangu County are Pan Qinyue, Shi Zuoshu, Gong Jianfeng, Jiang Wei, Mrs. Yin and so on. Gangu County has won the honorary titles of "hometown of National Pepper" and "hometown of Chinese Pepper". On April 28, 2019, the Gansu provincial government approved Gangu County to formally withdraw from the poverty-stricken county.
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