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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.

Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County is one of the ethnic autonomous counties under the jurisdiction of Hainan Province. the county is located in the middle of Hainan Island, the northern foot of Wuzhishan, tropical marine monsoon climate, long summer without heat, short winter without severe cold, with an average annual temperature of 22.8 degrees Celsius. It covers an area of 2704.66 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 10 townships, 2 county forest farms and 1 county farm. In 2012, the county population was 228000, with Li accounting for 45.63% and Miao accounting for 6.1%. The middle line of Haiyu runs through the whole territory, and the highway network spreads out in the form of radiation. it is the transportation hub of Hainan Island highway in the north-south and east-west direction. Qiongzhong is the ecological core area of Hainan, with the laudatory name of "the Heart of Hainan, the Source of the three Rivers, the Forest Kingdom, the hometown of Green Orange, and the Home of Li Miao". It has national and provincial levels such as Wuzhishan, Limu Mountain, Diaoluo Mountain, Yinggeling and so on.
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