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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.

Huayin, which belongs to Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, is famous for its Xiyue Huashan, located in the east of Guanzhong Plain, the combination zone of Qin, Jin and Henan provinces, Tongguan in the east, Huazhou District in the west, Qinling Mountains in the south and Weishui River in the north, between latitude 34 °19 °22 "- 34 °40 °00" and longitude 109 °54 "- 110 °12 °13" east, with a total area of 817 square kilometers. Huayin set up cities in the Spring and Autumn period and bought counties in the warring States period. It has a history of more than 2300 years. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the main roads of the three Qin dynasties and the thoroughfares of eight provinces". It is a necessary place for the Central Plains to go to the northwest. Approved by the State Council in December 1990, it is one of the four county-level cities in Shaanxi. In 1993, it was named as a famous historical and cultural city by the Shaanxi provincial government. Huayin City is the birthplace of Yang's family in the world.
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