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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.

Zhaoqing, known as Duanzhou in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province. One of the cities in the Pearl River Delta, an important node city in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, and an important node city in the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt. Jurisdiction Duanzhou, Dinghu, Gaoyao 3 districts and Guangning, Deqing, Fengkai, Huaiji 4 counties, escrow 1 county-level city. Zhaoqing is not only the birthplace of Guangfu culture, but also the earliest intersection of Central Plains culture and Lingnan culture, western culture and Chinese traditional culture. Zhaoqing is located in the central and western part of Guangdong Province, in the middle reaches of the Xijiang River, bordering Foshan in the east and southeast, Yunfu in the southwest, Wuzhou and Hezhou in Guangxi in the west and northwest, and Qingyuan in the north and northeast. Zhaoqing has beautiful scenery and rich tourism resources. In the city.
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