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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.

Shangri-La (Shangri-la), which means "Sun and Moon in the Heart" in Tibetan, is the prefecture-level administrative capital of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province. It is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province and the hinterland of Hengduan Mountain area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is also the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces and regions. It is also the site of the World Natural Heritage site of "three parallel Rivers". As of 2014, Shangri-La has a total area of 11613 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 4 towns, 7 townships, 6 communities and 58 administrative villages. At the end of 2011, the total population of Shangri-La was 174585. In addition to the main Tibetan nationality, there are more than a dozen ethnic groups such as Han, Naxi, Yi and Bai, with a population density of 10 people per square kilometer. it is one of the cities with the largest area and the lowest population density in Yunnan Province. In 2011, Shangri-La
Travel Notes In Shangri-la
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Travel Asks In Shangri-la
Travel Asks In Shangri-la