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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.

Zhumadian, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, is located in the central and southern part of Henan Province, located in the hilly plain area of the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, on the third geomorphological step of the country, across the eastern edge of Nanyang Basin and Huaibei Plain, in the transition zone between subtropical and warm temperate zone; the total area is 15083 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 1 district and 9 counties; the total population is 8.0518 million in 2018. Zhumadian is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the core area of the creation activities of Pangu, the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation, and the hometown of Xuanyuan Huangdi's wife Kuizu. It is the weapons manufacturing center of the warring States period and the hometown of Cai's, Jin's and Jiang's families. There are 7 forest parks in the city, including 4 national forest parks with more natural and cultural landscapes. Zhumadian also has the hometown of Liangzhu, the tomb of Li Si, the prime minister of Qin, and the hexagram pavilion painted by Fuxi.
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