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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.

Xingping, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, administered by Xianyang City, is located in the middle of Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province, longitude 108 °17049 "~ 108o 37707" east, latitude 34 °12550 "~ 34 °260053" north, with a total area of 507.43 square kilometers. Xingping belongs to the warm temperate zone semi-humid semi-arid continental monsoon climate. It has the characteristics of rain and heat in the same season and four distinct seasons. As of 2018, Xingping has jurisdiction over 5 streets and 8 towns, and the municipal government is stationed in Dongcheng streets. As of 2018, the total registered population of Xingping was 556088 (excluding the population of Xixian New area). Xingping, formerly known as "Huai Li", was originally Xingping County. On June 18, 1993, Xingping was approved by the State Council to withdraw the county and set up a city. Xingping Xiwu Office, Fuzhai Town, Dongcheng Office part of the area belongs to Xianyang
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