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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.

Youyu County is located in the northwest border of Shanxi Province, belonging to Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province. It is bounded by the ancient Great Wall in the north and northwest, adjacent to Liangcheng and Helinger County in Inner Mongolia, Zuoyun County, Datong City in the east, and Shanyin County and Pinglu District in the south. Youyu County is surrounded by mountains, high in the south and low in the north. The Cangtou River runs from north to south, with a width of 45.7km from east to west and 67.7km from north to south. It has jurisdiction over a provincial eco-cultural tourism development zone, four towns, six townships, one scenic spot and 288 administrative villages, with a total area of 1969 square kilometers and a total population of 115000 (total population at the end of 2017). Youyu County is rich in tourism resources, including Xiahukou Scenic spot, Youyu Spirit Exhibition Hall, Cangtou River Wetland Park and other tourist attractions. It has successively won "National AAAA tourist Scenic spot", "Chinese charm Town", and "the most worthwhile."
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