• Washington
  • Tsingyün、Qingyuan

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.

Qingyuan, also known as "Fengcheng", is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, located in the middle and upper reaches of the Beijiang River. As early as the Neolithic Age, ancestors thrived in this land and created a splendid prehistoric civilization. Qingyuan is located in the north-central part of Guangdong Province, bordering Shaoguan in the northeast, Zhaoqing in the southwest and Guangzhou and Foshan in the southeast. With a total area of 19200 square kilometers, it is the largest prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, with jurisdiction over Qingcheng, Qingxin District 2 and Fogang, Yangshan, Liannan and Lianshan counties and two county-level cities in Yingde and Lianzhou, with a total registered population of about 4.1 million in 2018. Qingyuan is connected with the Pearl River Delta region with Guangzhou as the center. In history, the southern part of Qingyuan once belonged to the jurisdiction of Guangzhou for a long time. Qingyuan culture, like Guangfu cultural circle, has a deep relationship in history, geography and ethnic groups. Yes
Travel Guides In Tsingyün、Qingyuan
Travel Sights In Tsingyün、Qingyuan
Travel Notes In Tsingyün、Qingyuan
Travel Asks In Tsingyün、Qingyuan
Travel Asks In Tsingyün、Qingyuan