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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.

The suburb, which belongs to Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, is located in the eastern part of Shanxi Province and at the western foot of the middle part of Taihang Mountain. It is located at latitude 37 °47 "38 °05" north and longitude 113 °19 "113 °43 'east. It is connected with Pingding County in the east and south, Shouyang County in the west and Yu County in the north, and surrounds the urban area and mining area of Yangquan City. The suburbs have jurisdiction over 4 towns and 4 townships, with a total area of 616.89 square kilometers and a resident population of 237000 (2012). In 2012, the GDP of suburban areas was 7.16589 billion yuan, an increase of 9.7% over 2011. The suburbs have the earliest existing tourist attractions such as the Guanwang Temple in Yuquan Mountain in the Song Dynasty, the Silver Garden Villa in the Qing Dynasty, and the former residence of the famous modern female writer Shi Pingmei.
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