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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.

Wuzhishan City, which belongs to Hainan Province, is located in the central and southern hinterland of Hainan Island. It is not only the central city and transportation hub of the central region of Hainan Island, but also the settlement of ethnic minorities in the central part of Hainan Province. Wuzhishan City is a famous "Emerald Mountain City", named after Wuzhishan, the highest peak on Hainan Island. There are Wuzhishan Tropical Rain Forest, Hainan ethnic Museum, Qizhiling, Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Cultural Village, Wolong Mountain, Taiping Mountain Waterfall, Qiongzhou College, Hai Rui ancestral House, Qiongya Public School Memorial Pavilion, Yingge Ridge, Ganshiling, ethnic Museum and imitation Guli Village, Baisha uprising Memorial Hall, Xianlong Cave, Li Miao ethnic Song and Dance Corridor, wooden tourist Resort and other scenic spots. During the period of Autonomous Prefecture, Wuzhishan was the economic, political and cultural center in the south of Hainan Island, and Tongshi was the capital of the Autonomous Prefecture.
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