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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.

Jingyuan County, which belongs to Baiyin City, Gansu Province, is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the central and eastern part of Gansu Province, the hinterland of Baiyin City, bordering Haiyuan County of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region in the east and Huining County of Gansu Province in the south. The southwest, northwest and northeast are respectively connected with the Shapotou District of Yuzhong County, Jingtai County and Zhongwei City of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, the west is bordered by Baiyin District of Baiyin City, and the Pingchuan District of Baiyin City is divided into two. Form two opposite parts of the north and the south. It is 120km from east to west and 135km from north to south, with a total area of 5809.4 square kilometers. Jingyuan County is a famous historical and cultural city in the west and a major cultural county in Gansu Province, which brings together multi-cultures such as Yellow River culture, Silk Road culture, farming culture, folk culture and red culture, forming a unique local culture. Cultural relics at all levels are protected in the territory.
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