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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.

Jiaxing, also known as "Hecheng", is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province, the Yangtze River Delta Urban agglomeration, important cities in the Shanghai Metropolitan area, the core city in the Dawan area of Zhejiang Province, the vice central city of Hangzhou Metropolitan area and the central city of Shanghai-Jiahang G60 Science and Technology creation Corridor. located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, the hinterland of the Hangjiahu Plain in the Yangtze River Delta. Jiaxing is located at the river-lake sea rendezvous, strangling the throat of the south corridor of Taihu Lake, less than 100 kilometers away from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo and other cities. The land area is 4275.05 square kilometers (including the water area of the Qiantang River, the dividing line between the river and sea of the Qiantang River is connected by Haiyan Qipu-Yuyaoxi three gates). Jiaxing system began in the Qin Dynasty, has more than 2000 years of human history, has been a prosperous and rich place since ancient times, known as the "land of fish and rice", "silk"
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