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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.

Songxi County (ancient belongs to Songxi County of Jianning Prefecture) belongs to Nanping City, Fujian Province, located at the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang, to the southeast of Wuyi Mountain. In ancient times, there are many Qiao pines along both sides of the river, which is known as "Baili Pine Yinbi Changxi", hence the name of Songxi County. Songxi County has a total area of 1043 square kilometers and a total population of 168000 in 2016. It is 48 kilometers east to Qingyuan County, 27 kilometers southeast to Zhenghe County, 107 kilometers west to Jianyang County, and 75 kilometers north to Pucheng County. Songxi County has jurisdiction over 1 street, 2 towns and 6 townships. Songxi County was named "the hometown of Chinese Folk printmaking Art" by the Ministry of Culture in May 2000. On July 22, 2016, Songxi County passed the examination and acceptance of the national ecological county of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and became the first national ecological county in northern Fujian.
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