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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.

Lingshi County, located in the middle of Shanxi Province and at the southern end of Jinzhong Basin, is known as "the main road of Qin and Jin dynasties and the thoroughfare of Sichuan and Shaanxi". It is 150 kilometers away from the provincial capital Taiyuan, facing Jiexiu to the north, Huozhou to the south, Qinyuan to the east, Jiaokou and Xiaoyi to the west, and it is known as "the Emperor of Yanji and the Classic of Qin and Shu". The county covers a total area of 1206 square kilometers, with a width of 53.5km from east to west and 39km from north to south. With a total population of 267000 (2013), it has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 6 townships, 3 communities, 291 administrative villages and 13 neighborhood committees. The territory of ups and downs, ravines vertical and horizontal, Dayun highway, South Tongpu railway along the Fenhe parallel. Lingshi is also an important energy and chemical industry base in Shanxi Province, and one of the most attractive cities with investment potential and characteristics in China. In March 2019, it was listed as the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization districts and counties.
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