• Baltimore
  • Altay Prefecture

Baltimore (/ˈbɔːltɪmɔːr/ BAWL-tim-or, locally: /bɔːldəˈmɔːr/ bawl-da-MOR or /ˈbɔːlmər/ BAWL-mər) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland[a] in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about 40 miles (64 km) north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526.

Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonists from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe, and established the Town of Baltimore in 1729. The first printing press and newspapers were introduced to Baltimore by Nicholas Hasselbach and William Goddard respectively, in the mid-18th century.

The Battle of Baltimore was a pivotal engagement during the War of 1812, culminating in the failed British bombardment of Fort McHenry, during which Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that would become "The Star-Spangled Banner", which was eventually designated as the American national anthem in 1931. During the Pratt Street Riot of 1861, the city was the site of some of the earliest violence associated with the American Civil War.

Altay region, one of the five regions of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is under the jurisdiction of Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture and is based in Altay City. Located in the north of Xinjiang, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia; the landforms are complex and diverse, dry and hot in summer and cold in winter; the total area is 117989.21 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of six counties and one city; the total population in 2017 is 671616. Altay region is the only area bordering Russia in northwest China, and it is an important node city of the Silk Road Economic Belt and Xinjiang participating in the construction of China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor; it has four national land ports; it is a relatively abundant water area in Xinjiang and is known as the "water tower" in northern Xinjiang; it is one of the six major forest areas in China, and it has been identified by the State Council as the ecological functional area of mountain grassland with water conservation. twenty
Travel Notes In Altay Prefecture
Twenty thousand miles north and south of Tianshan Mountains (1)
From July 6th to 28th, eight friends from four families were invited to drive two cars, driving more than 11,500 kilometers, and completed a trip acro
Keketuohai, the second largest cold pole in China, becomes a fairy tale in autumn
The early autumn of Keketuohai is dreamy and colorful. Walking in the depths of the birch forest, the Irtysh River shone with a sapphire-like deep lus
Car rental self-driving tour in Xinjiang (16 days)
20220628 (D1 day) flight to Urumqi, Xinjiang, overnight stay at Vienna Hotel on Beijing Road, Urumqi. 20220629 (D2 day) 9:00 am depart for Altay regio
Xinjiang, a place to travel alone to cure my depression (Great geography in northern Xinjiang, humanities in southern Xinjiang) 11 days
I have fantasized about going to Xinjiang many times, because it is so beautiful, and then this little dream was finally no match for the persecution