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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.

Liquan County, which belongs to Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the middle of Guanzhong Plain, Jingyang in the east, Qianxian County in the west, Xinping and Xianyang in the south, Chunhua and Yongshou in the north. Between longitude 108o 17040 "- 108o 41m 46" east and latitude 34o 20050 "- 34o 500002" north, with a total area of 1018 square kilometres. Liquan County has been established for more than 2200 years, with 21 ancient cultural sites and 5 ancient buildings, which is one of the 18 key cultural relics tourism counties in Shaanxi Province. Tang Taizong Li Shimin Zhao Mausoleum covers an area of 300000 mu and is buried with 209. it is the largest royal mausoleum in the world. Zhaoling Museum has a collection of more than 8000 cultural relics. Zhaoling Liujun is famous at home and abroad. In 2018, Liquan County has jurisdiction over 1 street, 11 towns and permanent residents.
Travel Notes In Liquan County