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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.

Haifeng County, which belongs to Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, is located in the southeast of Guangdong Province. Haifeng is derived from "Nanhai Wufeng" and is known as "the land of fish and rice". It is a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong and one of the 13 red bases in the country. Xianhe six years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 331) established a county. In the ninth year of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1731), Shifan, Fang and Jikang were all set up in Lufeng County. Shanwei City was established in March 1988, and Haifeng designated seven coastal towns as urban areas. The county has jurisdiction over 16 townships, one economic development zone and three agricultural and forestry farms, with a total population of more than 800,000. Haifeng is also a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. There are 470000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In March 2019, it was on the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization districts and counties.
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