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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.

Guyuan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, known as Dayuan, Gaoping, Xiaoguan and Yuanzhou in ancient times, is located in the south of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, is a deputy central city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, and is located on the northwest edge of China's Loess Plateau. It is a typical continental climate; it has jurisdiction over 1 district and 4 counties, with a total area of 10540 square kilometers; by the end of 2018, the total number of permanent households in Guyuan is 352000, the total resident population is 1.2424 million, and the total registered population is 1.5077 million. Guyuan is located in the center of the triangle composed of the three provincial capitals of Xi'an, Lanzhou and Yinchuan, one of the five prefecture-level cities of Ningxia and the only non-Yellow River city. Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Revolutionary Base Revitalization Planning Central City, South Ningxia Regional Central City, political, Economic, Cultural Center and Transportation Hub
Travel Notes In Gu Yuan
Summer Vacation Tour to Northwest - Ningxia Guyuan
As a person from the south of the Yangtze River, I seldom have the opportunity to go to the Northwest to see the great rivers and mountains of our mot
Huoshi Village in Ningxia, beautiful mountains, beautiful scenery, beautiful everything
Known as China's Colorado Grand Canyon, it is the most magnificent Danxia landform group in my country. Huoshi Village is located 15 kilometers north
Fu Zhengjiang: "Fisherman on the Lake" from "This Hot Land"
The big lake beach in my hometown has been covered with a thick layer of ice since the beginning of winter last year, which is 30 to 40 centimeters lo