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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.

Longxi County is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, in the middle of Dingxi City, in the upper reaches of Weihe River, in the middle of Longzhong Loess Plateau. It is connected with Tongwei County in the east, Wushan and Zhangxian in the south, Weiyuan County in the west and Anding District in the north. It belongs to Dingxi City, Gansu Province. Longxi gets its name because it is to the west of Longshan. Since ancient times, it has been the "country of the four Serbs", a place that must be fought for by military families. As far back as the prehistoric period, the ancestors thrived on this land, leaving cultural sites such as Yangshao and Qijia. King Zhao of Qin Dynasty established Longxi County in the 35th year (272 BC) and Xiangwu County in the early Han Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty changed to Longxi County, and the name of the county is still in use today. As of 2016, Longxi County covers an area of 2408 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 7 townships, 215 administrative villages, 11 communities, 1287 village groups, with a total population of 519200.
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