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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.

Huangyuan County is located in the west of Xining City. Chengguan Town, the county seat, is 52 kilometers away from the provincial capital Xining. The total area is 1509 square kilometers. The total population is 135004 (end of 2009). Mainly Han nationality, as well as Hui, Tibet, Mongolia, Tu and so on. Huangyuan County originally had jurisdiction over 2 towns, 6 townships and 1 ethnic township: Chengguan Town, Dahua Town, Dongxia Township, Riyue Tibetan Township, Heping Township, Bohang Township, Shenzhong Township, Bayan Township, Sizhai Township. The county people's government is stationed in chengguan town. On September 25, 2018, he won the honorary title of "2018 e-commerce into rural comprehensive demonstration county" of the Ministry of Commerce. In October 2018, it won the national leading area for the integration and development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural areas. On December 29, 2018, the sixth national unity and progress demonstration zone was named by the State ethnic Affairs Commission.
Travel Notes In Huangyuan County