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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.

Huqiu District belongs to Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China. Huqiu District is located on the west side of the ancient city of Suzhou, facing Shihu and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal to the east, and Youxin Street, Sanyuan Street and Baiyang Bay Street in Suzhou District, bounded by Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Huqiu Street in Suzhou District and Huangqiao Street in Xiangcheng District; bordering Yuexi Street, Mudu Town, Zangshu Town and Guangfu Town in Wuzhong District in the south; Taihu Lake in the west and northwest. The north is adjacent to Huangdai Town, Dongqiao Town and Wangting Town in Xiangcheng District; the administrative area covers an area of 332.37 square kilometers and has a resident population of 596100 (at the end of 2017). It has jurisdiction over 4 streets and 2 towns, and the District people's Government is stationed at 58 Kopu Road, Dongzhu Street.
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