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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.

Yongshan County, which belongs to Zhaotong City, is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province. Xiluodu Hydropower Station is the second largest hydropower station in China and the third largest hydropower station in the world. In 1727, the governor of Yungui Ertai suppressed Pingmitie, and the county was named "Yongshan" by the imperial court, which meant to obey discipline forever. In 2014, Yongshan County has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 9 townships, with 4 neighborhood committees and 133 administrative villages. The county government is stationed in Xiluodu Town, 680 kilometers southwest from the provincial capital Kunming and 200 kilometers south from Zhaotong Municipal Government. Located at the northwest edge of Zhongshan Mountain in northeastern Yunnan, the plateau is broken because it is cut by the Jinsha River and its tributaries. The highest elevation is 3199.5 meters, and the lowest elevation is 340 meters. The main rivers are Jinsha River, Sabina River, Damotan River, Jingdi River, Longchong River and so on. It belongs to the humid climate of the subtropics.
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