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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.

Pingyao County, which belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is located in the central part of Shanxi Province, bordering Jiexiu, Qixian, Wenshui, Fenyang, Qinyuan and other counties and cities, between longitude 112 °12mm east longitude 112 °31m, north latitude 37 °125mi 37 °21', north-south average length about 40 km, east-west width about 30 km, total area 1253.53 square km. Pingyao is a major cultural relic county in Shanxi Province, with more than 300 monuments. The traffic venation of the ancient city of Pingyao is composed of four main streets, eight small streets and 72 winding lanes. The Rishengchang ticket of "Huitong World" is known as "the ancestor of China's modern bank", Shuanglin Temple is known as "the treasure house of oriental colored sculpture art", and the ten thousand Buddha hall of Zhenguo Temple is one of the earliest existing wooden structures in China. Major scenic spots in Pingyao also include Pingyao.
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