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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.

Lianping County is located in the north of Guangdong Province, under the jurisdiction of Heyuan City, adjacent to Heping County in the east, Quannan County and Longnan County in Jiangxi Province in the north, Dongyuan County and Xinfeng County in Shaoguan City in the south, and Wengyuan County in Shaoguan City in the west. It is the first county where National Highway 105 enters Guangdong and the county government is stationed in Yuanshan Town; the county is located in the upper reaches of Xinfeng River and is rich in resources. It is known as the "hometown of non-ferrous metals" in northern Guangdong. Lianping County has a total area of 2365 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 13 towns, 159 village committees and 16 neighborhood committees. by the end of 2018, the total population of the county is about 413000. Lianping is a late-developing area with rapid development. In 2004 and 2005, the comprehensive economic growth rate of the whole county ranked first among 67 mountain counties (cities) in the province. In 2018, Lianping County Eco-industrial Park
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