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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.

Shouyang County, which belongs to Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, is located in the east of Shanxi Province, pillow Hengyue, Luo Taihang, living in the middle and upper reaches of Xiaohe River, the whole terrain is higher in the northwest and north, and gradually tilts to the southeast, showing a ladder-like distribution; the county has a total area of 2115 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 7 towns and 7 townships, with a total population of 214745 in 2018. Shouyang is located between Taiyuan, Yangquan and Yuci, close to Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Tianjin, Beijing and other large and medium-sized cities. Shouyang Railway, 307 National Highway and Provincial Highway Yuyu Highway run through the county, and Taijiu Expressway runs 47 kilometers across the county. Shouyang has been brought into the national highway network; Shouyang has a long history and is rich in cultural tourism resources. Ma Shouyi was founded in the Spring and Autumn period, and the county was founded during the Taikang years of the Western Jin Dynasty, which has a history of more than 2000 years.
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