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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.

Hancheng is known as "Longmen", "Xia Yang" and "Shaoliang" in ancient times. Weinan City in Shaanxi Province is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and the hometown of Shi Sheng Tai Shi Company Ma Qian. At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou sealed here, saying that South Korea, at the turn of the Spring and Autumn and warring States period, and King Zhou Ping, the son of Qin Zhong, was called Liang. During the warring States period, Qin established Xiayang County. Sui Kai Huang 18 years (598) home Hancheng County. It was changed to Hancheng City in January 1984 and was listed as an open city in Shaanxi Province in 1985. In 2006, it became the only city in Shaanxi Province that was awarded "China's Outstanding Tourism City" as a county-level city. In 2016, it was selected as the first batch of national global tourism demonstration zones. In 2017, it was selected as a national high-quality city demonstration city, the first batch of national food safety demonstration cities and national major municipal engineering leaders.
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