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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.

Baoji, known as Chen Cang and Yongcheng in ancient times, is known as "the hometown of Emperor Yan and the hometown of bronzes". It is an important node city of Guanzhong Plain Urban agglomeration and the deputy central city of Guanzhong-Tianshui Economic Zone. Located in the west of Guanzhong Plain, it has jurisdiction over 3 districts and 9 counties, with a total area of 18100 square kilometers. At the end of 2018, the resident population was 3.771 million. Baoji has a long history and is the seat of Baoxue (Baoji School). It has a history of more than 2700 years. It has unearthed the four great national treasures of the late Qing Dynasty, stone drums, he Zun and other cultural relics, as well as Chinese crafts such as Xifu Social Fire, Fengxiang wooden New year paintings, clay sculptures and so on. Baoji is a national civilized city, an excellent tourist city in China, a national forest city and a national ecological garden city. It has Famen Temple, Taibai Mountain National Forest Park, Guanshan grassland and Chinese Stone Drum Garden (Baoji).
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