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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.

Leishan County, which belongs to Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province, is located in the southwest of Qiandongnan Prefecture, bordering Taijiang, Jianhe and Rongjiang counties in the east, Sandu Shui Autonomous County in Southern Guizhou Buyi Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Danzhai County in the west and Kaili City in the north. It is between 10755 miles east longitude and 108 degrees 22 kilometers east longitude, 26 degrees 02 miles north latitude and 26 degrees 34 degrees north latitude, with a total area of 1218.5 square kilometers. Leishan County has a long history, and its Miao construction, costumes, customs, songs and dances, musical instruments and crafts still retain traditional, ancient and authentic cultural connotations. Leishan County is known as the cultural center of the Miao nationality and is a living textbook of Miao history and culture. The main tourist scenic spots in the territory are the hometown of Chinese folk art, the national key cultural relic protection unit Lang de Shangzhai, and the first village of the Miao nationality in China. "
Travel Notes In Lei shan County
Xijiang Miao Nationality Museum, an encyclopedia of the Miao nationality, a window to understand the Miao nationality
It will be New Year's Day soon, presumably many friends are starting to plan where to go to play again, right? Tropical island? The distance is too fa
Guizhou self-help travel strategy (necessary for self-help travel with children) Guizhou--Southeast Qian--Langde Shangzhai (Bullfighting)
——Continued from the previous article (scenery article) Vigorously took headboy to see the bullfight. When we went there, the cars were not easy to si
Seven Freedoms in Guizhou
This is a travel note two years late, some details may not be remembered clearly, but this does not mean that my heart is at peace, a person who likes
Xijiang Miao Village, Mingsu Fengxiang, a place to experience a slow life
It took a week before and after this trip to Guizhou. Guizhou tourism has become very popular in recent years, and I also learned from the public and