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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.

Gutian County (ancient Gutian County, Fuzhou Capital), is now under the jurisdiction of Ningde City, Fujian Province, located in the northeast of Fujian Province, the north bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Minjiang River, Gutian Creek runs through the whole territory. The county was founded in the 29 year of Tang Kaiyuan (741). It is known as "the hometown of hydropower", "the hometown of overseas Chinese", "the hometown of Chinese edible fungi", "the hometown of sports" and "the hometown of culture". Gutian is the capital of edible fungi in China; the per capita share of water resources ranks first in China; Gutianxi Hydropower Station is the first underground power station in China; Gutian has been rated as China's advanced sports county and Chinese cultural model county. In December 2016, it was listed as the third batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization. In 2018, the regional GDP reached 16.75044 billion yuan, an increase of 5.1%, of which the added value of the primary industry was 4.39291 billion yuan.
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