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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.

Chenggu County, belonging to Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the hinterland of Hanzhong Basin in southern Shaanxi, with the southern foot of Qinling Mountains to the north, the northern slope of Nanpingba Mountain to the north, and the Hanjiang River in Zhongna to the north. Between longitude 107 °30 'east longitude and 32 °45km north latitude, the terrain is north-south long (average length 101km), east-west narrow (average length 42km), with a total area of 2265 square kilometers. Chenggu, which has been established under the county system in the Qin Dynasty for more than 2300 years, is a "famous historical and cultural city" in Shaanxi Province. It is the life and burial place of Li Gu, a famous diplomat, explorer and pioneer of the Silk Road in the Western Han Dynasty, who is known as quot;, the mouthpiece of quot; Beidou. There are 437 scenic spots, cultural landscapes and cultural sites in the territory, including Tibetan.
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