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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.

Qingtian County is located in the southeast of Zhejiang Province, in the middle and lower reaches of Oujiang River. It is bordered by Wenzhou, Yongjia, Nanlian and Wencheng to the east, Lishui and Jingning she Autonomous County to the west, and Jinyun to the north. The county covers a total area of 2493 square kilometers, which is known as "nine mountains, half water and half land". It is known as "the stone capital of China, Qingtian of the world". Qingtian has a long history and is known as "the hometown of stone carvings, the hometown of overseas Chinese and the hometown of celebrities". It is also the first county in house prices in China, the top ten financial counties in China, the first county in foreign exchange, and the first county in per capita deposits. Qingtian also has the world agricultural heritage-Qingtian rice-fish symbiosis system. Qingtian stone is the first of the four national stones, the stone of Nu Yi mends the sky, and the seal is the first of the three seals. In 2013, Qingtian deeply implemented the development strategy of "deepening radiation to Wenzhou, building Qingtian in the world, and building a happy hometown of overseas Chinese".
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