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The history of U. S. Intelligence agencies is also very long. Although there is a lot of information showing that the U. S. Secret intelligence work began in 1945, and the CIA was indeed established in that year, the real beginning of U. S. Secret intelligence history was not in 1945. The history of secret intelligence in the United States is basically as long as the founding of the United States, because as early as the Revolutionary War, George Washington, known as the "Father of the United States," actually relied on secret intelligence to win the war. In 1790, George Washington officially became the founding president of the United States and prompted Congress to agree to allocate US$40,000 for "secret intelligence work." You must know that the US defense expenditure at that time was only US$400,000, and intelligence work accounted for 10%, which is exactly the same as today.

Beijing, an ancient cultural capital with a history of more than 3,000 years as a city and more than 800 years as a capital, has a long history and culture. Here, there are numerous cultural relics, beautiful scenery, wonderful historical allusions, and bizarre anecdotes... It is all of these that make Beijing a humanistic treasure house with profound connotations, and also create Beijing's splendid civilization. Beijing is a city with endless old stories that are worth exploring, digging, interpreting and savoring. Did the city of Beijing really come here by "floating"? Why is Beijing City also called the "Eight-Armed Nezha City"? What happened to "Beheading at Meridian Gate"? Why is the Forbidden City "nine hundred and ninety-nine and a half rooms"? Why is it said that "there was Tanzhe Temple first, and then Beijing City"? What are the customs in old Beijing? What are the snacks in old Beijing?