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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.

Panyu District, Guangzhou City District, Guangdong Province, is located in the central and southern part of Guangzhou, located in the geographical center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, facing Lion Ocean and Dongguan City in the east, Pearl River estuary in Nanbin, Shunde District and Zhongshan City in Foshan City in the west, Haizhu District in the north, with a total area of 529.94 square kilometers, with 10 streets and 6 towns under its jurisdiction. By the end of 2017, Panyu District had a resident population of 1.7193 million and a registered permanent population of 934500. Panyu, founded in the 33 year of Qin Shihuang, is an important birthplace of Lingnan culture and one of the starting points of the "Maritime Silk Road". Guangfu culture such as Lingnan architecture, Lingnan painting school, Cantonese opera Quyi, Cantonese music and folk arts such as ao fish dance, floating color, begging skillful and lion dance have a long history. Panyu is also a famous capital of delicious food.
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