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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.

Qingshui County, under the jurisdiction of Tianshui City, Gansu Province, is located in the southeast of Gansu Province, northeast of Tianshui City, Niutou River Basin, a tributary of the Weihe River on the north bank of Longshan, southwest of Longshan; Longxian County, Baoji in the east, wheat accumulation area in the south, Qinan County in the west, and Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County in the north; it is located in the transitional zone from Longshan Mountain to Longxi Loess Plateau, with temperate continental monsoon climate; it has jurisdiction over 15 towns and 3 townships with a total area of 2012 square kilometers. The total population in 2018 is 332364. Qingshui was called Shangfu in ancient times and got the name of the county from "four Notes of Qingquan". It is the birthplace of Huangdi Xuanyuan, the first ancestor of Chinese humanities, the birthplace of Qin unified China, and the hometown of Zhao Chongguo in the Western Han Dynasty. Prehistoric culture, pre-Qin culture, Han and Tang culture, Song (Jin) and Yuan culture accumulation; the territory has been identified by the State Administration of Cultural relics as "Wei and Jin ancient city" and "not"
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