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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.

Chengduo County, which belongs to Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, is located in the central part of Qinghai Province. It borders Qumalai County in the north and west, Shiqu County in Sichuan Province in the southeast, and Tongtian River in the southwest and Yushu County. It is 160km wide from east to west and more than 209km from north to south, with an average elevation of 4500 meters. The total land area is 15300 square kilometers and the total population is 63000 (2013). There are Wenbao, Labu, Kana, Huema, Baimaima, Ani and other ethnic minorities. There are Gazang Temple, Sehang Temple, Labu Temple, Seba Temple and other tourist attractions in Chengduo County. In 2013, the GDP of many counties reached 1.27 billion yuan, an increase of 8.1% over the same period in 2012. On May 15, 2019, the people's Government of Qinghai Province approved the withdrawal of Chengduo counties from the poverty-stricken counties.
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Gaduo Juewo Sacred Mountain is known as the Four Great Sacred Mountains of Tibetan Buddhism together with Gang Rinpoche in Tibet, Meili Snow Mountain
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