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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.

Shuicheng County is located in the west of Guizhou Province, bordering Yunnan Province, belonging to Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province, located in the watershed of Wujiang and Beipanjiang River, Liuzhi Special Zone and Nayong County in the east, Weining County and Xuanwei County in the west, Panzhou City and Puan County in the south, and Hezhang County in the north. It is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau" in Guizhou and the "Southwest Coal Sea" in the motherland. The county is 69 kilometers wide from east to west, 97 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 3605 square kilometers and a total population of 860000 (2013). County people's Government is stationed in Shuangshui Street. In 2012, the GDP of Shuicheng County reached 10.951 billion yuan, an increase of 18.8% compared with 2011; the investment in fixed assets of the whole society reached 24.41 billion yuan; and the total financial revenue and public budget revenue reached 2.331 billion respectively.
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