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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.

Hong'an, formerly known as Huang'an, is located at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains in the northeast of Hubei Province, facing Wuhan to the south, Henan to the north, Macheng to the east, Huangpi and Dawu to the west. The county seat is 80 kilometers away from the provincial capital Wuhan and is about an hour's drive. It is an important part of Wuhan city circle. Hong'an County has a total land area of 1796 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 12 townships and 396administrative villages. In 2017, Hong'an County has a total population of 700000, including 559000 in rural areas and 134600 in cities and towns. Hong'an is a typical agricultural county in mountainous areas, a key county in the new round of national poverty alleviation and development work, and a pilot county for the construction of old base areas across the country. Hong'an, with beautiful mountains and rivers and outstanding people, once nurtured the founder of Neo-Confucianism, famous philosophers Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the "Tiantai Sangeng" (Geng Ying and Geng Ding) in the Ming Dynasty.
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