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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.

Xingcheng City, which belongs to Huludao City, Liaoning Province, is located in the southwest of Liaoning Province, on the west bank of Liaodong Bay, and in the middle of "Liaoxi Corridor". It is bordered by the Bohai Sea in the southeast, the hills of the Yirehe River in the northeast, Lianshan District of Huludao City and Longgang District in the northeast, Liugu River in the southwest and Suizhong in the southwest, and Jianchang in the northwest. The city has a total area of 2113 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 28 townships, towns and streets with a total population of 543000. Xingcheng is a national key scenic spot, an excellent tourist city in China, a hot spring city in China, a hometown of Chinese calligraphy, a famous city in Chinese swimsuit, and a famous historical and cultural city in Liaoning Province. ...
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