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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.

Taijiang County is a county under the jurisdiction of Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province. It is located in the southeast of Guizhou Province and in the middle of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. The county seat is 48 kilometers away from Kaili, the state capital, and 218 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Guiyang. There are Highway 65 and National Highway 320 passing through the county. Taijiang County has a total area of 1107.33 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 2 streets, 4 towns, 3 townships, 5 neighborhood committees and 197 village committees. At the end of 2014, the total population was 167200, including 15500 non-agricultural people and 157000 ethnic minorities. In November 2017, Taijiang County was awarded the "Top Ten quality Leisure counties and cities in China in 2017".
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