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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.

Wenxian, which belongs to Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, is located in the west of the North Henan Plain, along the Yellow River in the south and Taihang in the north, between longitude 112 °51 °39 "- 113 °13 °20" east and latitude 34 °52 °32 °48 "north. As of 2017, the county has a total area of 481.3 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 7 townships, 4 streets and 262 administrative villages with a total population of 468000. Wenxian got its name because of the hot springs in ancient times. it was called Wenguo in summer and was under the jurisdiction of Huaiqing in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Wen County gave birth to historical celebrities such as Bu Shang, a famous thinker in the Spring and Autumn period, Sima Yi, a famous statesman and military strategist in the three Kingdoms, and Guo Xi, a famous painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, which is the birthplace of Taijiquan and surnames such as Wen and Su. It is the nationally famous "hometown of martial arts" and "hometown of Huaiyao".
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