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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.

Liuba County is located in the southwest of Shaanxi Province, north of Hanzhong City. Located in the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, the upper reaches of the Han River, "face Ba Shu and back Qinchuan", is a subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, no heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. The geological and geomorphological features are unique, with a long history, rich resources and convenient transportation, which has been known as the "throat of the Qin and Han dynasties". It is 46.4 km long from east to west and 67.2 km wide from north to south. The county seat is 367km away from Xi'an and 85 km away from Hanzhong, with 2.725 million mu of forestry land and 89000 mu of agricultural land, which is one of the forestry counties in Shaanxi Province. On September 25, 2018, he won the honorary title of "2018 e-commerce into rural comprehensive demonstration county" of the Ministry of Commerce. On May 7, 2019, the people's Government of Shaanxi Province approved Liuba County to withdraw from the poverty-stricken county sequence.
Travel Notes In Liuba County