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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.

Guanghan, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, is hosted by Deyang City. Known as Hanzhou in ancient times, also known as Yancheng, it is the first pilot county (city) in Sichuan to expand its power. It is 18 kilometers north of Jingyang District of Deyang City and 24 kilometers south of Chengdu City. It is located at the western foot of Longquan Mountains in the northeast of Chengdu Plain. Guanghan belongs to the humid climate zone in the middle subtropical zone of Sichuan Basin; it has jurisdiction over 9 townships and 3 streets with a total area of 538 square kilometers and has a registered population of 604000 in 2017. Guanghan is located in the core area of the hinterland of "the land of abundance". Since ancient times, it has been said that "the gate of Yizhou, the main thoroughfare of Shu province and the way to Beijing" is the north gate of Chengdu. Sanxingdui site in Guanghan is an ancient Shu cultural site about 5000 to 3000 years ago, which is regarded as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of mankind in the 20th century, indicating the Yangtze River valley and the Yellow River.
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