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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.

Xiaochang County belongs to Xiaogan City, Hubei Province. It is one of the counties under the jurisdiction of Xiaogan City, Hubei Province, and is an important part of Wuhan city circle. The county is located in the northeast of Hubei Province, at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains and in the north of Jianghan Plain. It borders Huangpi District of Wuhan City in the east, Yunmeng County and Anlu City in the west, Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City in the south, Dawu County and Guangshui City in Suizhou in the north. It is 37 kilometers wide from east to west and 45 kilometers from north to south, with a total land area of 1217 square kilometers. Shuangfeng Mountain is 31 kilometers away from Xiaogan City, 50 kilometers from Wuhan Tianhe Airport and 70 kilometers from Wuhan City. 107 National Highway, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway pass through. Xiaochang is rich in resources, including 85 species of rare animals and plants, 18 kinds of mineral deposits, including many native products such as Fenghuang Mountain Tea and Prince Rice, as well as Shuangfeng Mountain and Guanyin Lake.
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