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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.

Shaoshan City, which belongs to Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, is located in the hilly area of central and southern China, east-east of central Hunan Province. Shaoshan is located to the west of Xiangtan City, adjoining Mashan Township, Zhushiqiao Township and Sanxianao Township in Ningxiang City to the north and east, Lianghu Township and Nanzhushan Town in Xiangtan County to the southeast, Longdong Township, Baitian Town and Jinshi Town in Xiangxiang City to the south, and Baitian Town and Jinshi Town in Xiangxiang City to the west. Jurisdiction Qingxi Town, Yintian Town 2 towns, Shaoshan Township, Yanglin Township 2 townships, Shaoshan Municipal Government in Qingxi Town. Shaoshan is the hometown of Mao Zedong, the great leader of all ethnic groups in China, and also the place where he lived, studied, worked and engaged in revolutionary activities when he was a teenager. It is a national famous revolutionary memorial, a national patriotic education base, a national key scenic spot, and an excellent tourist city in China. 2016, Quan
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