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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.

Taoshan District, which belongs to Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province, is located in the five major urban agglomeration centers of Qitaihe, Jixi, Jiamusi, Hegang and Shuangyashan in the east of Heilongjiang Province. On January 20, 1984, Taoshan District was established. Taoshan District covers an area of 78.9 square kilometers, 5.8 kilometers from east to west, 3 kilometers from north to south, and 160 to 320 above sea level. Taoshan District has a cold temperate continental monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 3.4℃, an annual maximum of 4.8℃ and an average annual precipitation of about 540mm. In 2013, the GDP of Taoshan District was budgeted to reach 3.09 billion yuan, down 21.8% from the same period in 2012. After adjusting the budget, the full-caliber revenue will reach 270 million yuan, and the public budget revenue will reach 160 million yuan. Investment in social fixed assets reached 1.1 billion yuan, compared with the same period last year.
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