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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.

Dongxing, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, is located in the southwestern border of China and southern Guangxi, bordering the Beibu Gulf in the southeast and Vietnam in the southwest. In 1996, Dongxing became a county-level city. In 2012, the city has jurisdiction over 3 towns, 31 administrative villages and 10 communities, with a land border of 39 km, a coastline of 50 km, an area of 590 square kilometers and a resident population of 157100 (2016). Dongxing has Beilun Estuary Mangrove Reserve, one of the three major mangrove demonstration reserves in the world, and national 4A scenic spots such as Beijing Island Scenic spot and Pingfeng Rainforest Park. there are historical and cultural landscapes such as the No. 1 boundary monument of Daqing, the people's Friendship Park between China and Vietnam, and the former residence of Chen Jitang, the "Southern Heavenly King" of the Republic of China. At the second China Tourism Forum in 2008, Dongxing City was awarded "China"
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