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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.

Shou County, which belongs to Huainan City, Anhui Province, is located in the middle of Anhui Province, the south bank of the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, Changfeng County in the east, Huainan City and Fengtai County in the north, Huoqiu County in the west, and Lu'an City and Feixi County in the south. It is between 116o 27km east longitude 117o 04' north latitude 31o 54km and 32o 40' north latitude, with a total area of 2986 square kilometers. Shouxian, also known as Shouzhou and Shouchun, is one of the first three cities in Anhui Province to be selected as national historical and cultural cities. It is the hometown of Chu culture, the birthplace of Chinese tofu and the ancient battlefield of the Battle of Qiushui. It is known as an "underground museum". The Shouchun Chu Culture Museum has a collection of more than 160 national first-class cultural relics and more than 2000 second-and third-class cultural relics. As of 2018, Shou County is under its jurisdiction.
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