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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.

Wangcang County, which belongs to Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, is located on the northern edge of Sichuan Basin, at the southern foot of Micang Mountain, Nanjiang County, Bazhong City in the east, Chaotian District, Lizhou District and Zhaohua District in the west, Cangxi County in the south, and Nanzheng County and Ningqiang County in Shaanxi Province in the north. The county covers an area of 2987 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 18 towns, 17 townships and 3 street offices. In 2012, the total population was 458200, living in Han, Qiang, Yi, Tibetan, Hui, Miao, Dong and other ethnic groups. The topography of the territory is high in the north and low in the south, and the abdomen is low and flat. The landform is dominated by northern peaks, towering Chongshan in the south, hills and dams in the abdomen, and streams and rivers crisscross. Belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 16.5 ℃ and the annual precipitation is 920.9 mm. Guangwang Railway and National Highway 542 run from east to west. The venue of the wooden door meeting of the fourth Red Front Army,
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