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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.

Changshu City, referred to as Yu, is named Changshu, a national historical and cultural city, because of "fertile soil and no flood and drought". Changshu is located in the south of the Yangtze River, known as the "blessed land in the south of the Yangtze River", is one of the birthplaces of Wu culture. Changshu, located in the south of Jiangsu Province, is a county-level city hosted by Suzhou. Changshu City is bordered by the Yangtze River in the northeast, Taicang in the southeast, Kunshan City and Xiangcheng District in Suzhou City in the south, Jiangyin City in the west and Xishan District in Wuxi City, and Zhangjiagang City in the northwest. Changshu under the jurisdiction of 8 towns, 6 streets, a total area of 1264 square kilometers, the territory of low-level, intertwined water network, located in the temperate zone, is a subtropical monsoon marine climate. Changshu culture belongs to Wu-Yue culture, and the people of Changshu belong to the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Changshu is an excellent tourist city in China and an international garden city.
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