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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.

Gusu District, which belongs to Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the Yangtze River Delta, Taihu Lake Basin, and is located in the center of Suzhou, a famous historical and cultural city. In 2012, it withdrew Canglang District, Pingjiang District and Jinyi District and bought Gusu District, with a total area of 85.1square kilometers and a resident population of 950000. It has 17 streets. Gushu District is bordered by Suzhou Industrial Park to the east, Wuzhong District of Suzhou to the south, Suzhou High-tech Zone to the west and Xiangcheng District of Suzhou to the north. Gusu is an important economic, trade, industrial, commercial and logistics center of Suzhou. Gusu has a history of more than 4000 years since it was recorded. It was founded in 514 BC and is one of the important economic centers of the Yangtze River Delta. In December 2018, it was confirmed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs that the third batch of national community governance and service innovation experimental areas.
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