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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.

Suzhou, a prefecture-level city in Anhui Province, is located in the north of Anhui Province, bordering Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong and Henan provinces, bordering the coast, bordering Suqian City and Xuzhou City in Jiangsu Province in the east and Bengbu City in the south. It is adjacent to Huaibei City, Shangqiu City in Henan Province and Heze City in Shandong Province in the west and northwest. The total area is 9787 square kilometers. Suzhou has Xiaoshankou site and Gutai Temple site. Qiyi was built during the Zhou Dynasty. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, due to the opening of the Tongji Canal (Bian River) section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Suzhou is an important birthplace of Chu-Han culture and Huaihe culture. Suzhou, known as Yundu, has the largest cloud computing data center in eastern China. It is the rendering base of CG animation cluster and one of the five major quantum communication node cities in China. Suzhou is a civilized city of Anhui Province, a national garden city and a national intelligent city.
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