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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.

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture is located in southeastern Yunnan Province of China, connecting Kunming to the north, Wenshan to the east, Yuxi to the west, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the south, and the Tropic of Cancer to the east and west. Honghe Prefecture covers an area of 32930 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 4 cities and 9 counties with a total population of 4.561 million (2012). It is a multi-ethnic border ethnic minority autonomous prefecture with 10 ethnic groups and a population of 2.41 million ethnic minorities. Honghe Prefecture has the political, economic, military and cultural center of southern Yunnan, the old city of Xi in the world, Jianshui, a famous historical and cultural city of the country, Shiping, Hekou and Jinshuihe, and some tin culture, ceramic culture and
Travel Sights In Hani-Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Honghe
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