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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.

Guzhen County, which belongs to Bengbu City, Anhui Province, is located in the northeast of Anhui Province, on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, adjacent to the outskirts of Bengbu to the south, Tuohe River to the north and Lingbi County to the north, Wuhe County to the east, Huaiyuan County to the southwest, and Changqiao District of Suzhou to the northwest; the topography is a sloping plain, located in the transition zone between subtropical and warm temperate zones; the total land area is 1363 square kilometers. Guzhen County has a long history. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, set up Guyang County here, and the relics still exist; during the Taihe period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Guyang Town was changed to Guyang Town, which later evolved into a solid town; in the first 202 years, the famous "Battle of Guxia" took place in Guzhen, which opened the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years, leaving touching stories such as "besieged on all sides" and "Farewell my Concubine". "Guxia site" was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit; archaeologists discovered 4.
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