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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.

Wuzhishan City, which belongs to Hainan Province, is located in the central and southern hinterland of Hainan Island. It is not only the central city and transportation hub of the central region of Hainan Island, but also the settlement of ethnic minorities in the central part of Hainan Province. Wuzhishan City is a famous "Emerald Mountain City", named after Wuzhishan, the highest peak on Hainan Island. There are Wuzhishan Tropical Rain Forest, Hainan ethnic Museum, Qizhiling, Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Cultural Village, Wolong Mountain, Taiping Mountain Waterfall, Qiongzhou College, Hai Rui ancestral House, Qiongya Public School Memorial Pavilion, Yingge Ridge, Ganshiling, ethnic Museum and imitation Guli Village, Baisha uprising Memorial Hall, Xianlong Cave, Li Miao ethnic Song and Dance Corridor, wooden tourist Resort and other scenic spots. During the period of Autonomous Prefecture, Wuzhishan was the economic, political and cultural center in the south of Hainan Island, and Tongshi was the capital of the Autonomous Prefecture.
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