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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.

Shuangfeng County, which belongs to Loudi City, Hunan Province, was founded in 1951, named after the relative towering of two peaks in the county. Shuangfeng County is bordered by Xiangtan County and Hengshan County to the east, Hengyang County to the south, Shaodong County and Lianyuan City to the west, Loudi City and Xiangxiang City to the north. It is 61 kilometers wide from east to west and 59.2 kilometers from north to south. It covers an area of 1715.14 square kilometers, accounting for 0.81% of the total area of the province. The total population is 958000 (2015). Shuangfeng County has jurisdiction over 13 towns and 3 townships. The county government is based in Yongfeng town. Shuangfeng County is a mid-subtropical monsoon climate, the terrain is high in the west and low in the east, with hills and plains alternating. In 2015, Shuangfeng County achieved a GDP of 19.946 billion yuan. Places of interest include Huangchao Mountain, Xianshanzhai, Yongfeng Bridge, Zeng Guofan's former residence, Cai Hesen Memorial Hall and so on. Bimodal history
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