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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.

Jingtai County, which belongs to Baiyin City, Gansu Province, is located in the middle of Gansu Province, at the eastern end of Hexi Corridor, at the junction of Gansu, Ningxia and Mongolia provinces (regions), between 36 °43'N and 37 °38 °N and 103 °33'to 104 °43'E, with a total area of 5483 square kilometers. Jingtai County has a temperate arid continental climate. The name of the county implies the meaning of "prosperity, prosperity of the country and peace of the people". As of 2018, Jingtai County has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 3 townships, and the county government is stationed in a mountain town with a total population of 240000. The Western Han Dynasty buys Jiuyin and Guanwei County, which belongs to Wuwei County. The Qing Dynasty belongs to Gaolan and Jingyuan County of Lanzhou. Qing Dynasty Qianlong 22 years (1757) in this Hongshui Township Hongshui Hongshui County, is Gaolan County. In 1913, it was changed to Hongshui County. In the Republic of China
Travel Notes In Jingtai County