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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.

Chengcheng County, which belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the eastern part of Guanzhong Basin, Shaanxi Province. It is between 109o 46km east longitude-110o 05km east latitude and 34o 550045 "- 35o 2705km north latitude, with a total area of 1121 square km. Chengcheng County has a long history. It was built from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the county name has been in use for 1540 years. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, and the county is divided into "three beams and one original" by four rivers. It is a warm temperate semi-humid monsoon zone with an average annual temperature of 12 ℃, precipitation of 680mm, frost-free period of 204days and a large temperature difference between day and night. As of 2018, Chengcheng County has jurisdiction over 1 street and 9 towns. By the end of 2017, Chengcheng County had a resident population of 393224, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of 8.569 billion yuan.
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