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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.

Hong'an, formerly known as Huang'an, is located at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains in the northeast of Hubei Province, facing Wuhan to the south, Henan to the north, Macheng to the east, Huangpi and Dawu to the west. The county seat is 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Wuhan and is about an hour's drive. It is an important part of Wuhan city circle. Hong'an County has a total land area of 1796 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 12 townships and 396administrative villages. In 2017, Hong'an County has a total population of 700000, including 559000 in rural areas and 134600 in cities and towns. Hong'an is a typical agricultural county in mountainous areas, a key county in the new round of national poverty alleviation and development work, and a pilot county for the construction of old base areas across the country. Hong'an, with beautiful mountains and rivers and outstanding people, once nurtured the founder of Neo-Confucianism, famous philosophers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the "Tiantai Sangeng" (Geng Ying and Geng Ding) in the Ming Dynasty.
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