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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.

Xinchang County, located in the east of Zhejiang Province, is under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing City. It is bounded by Fenghua District of Ningbo City and Ninghai County of Ningbo City to the east, Tiantai County of Taizhou City to the south, Dongyang City of Jinhua City and Panan County of Jinhua City to the southwest, and Shengzhou to the west and north. The land area is 1212.70 square kilometers, with a resident population of 388100 and a registered population of 434800 at the end of 2018. Xinchang County was established in the second year of Liang Kaiping (908) after the five dynasties, and Xinchang County was designated as Xinchang County (before the five dynasties and Ten Kingdoms) after the Tang Dynasty, which has a history of more than 1100 years. There are "hometown of sweet-scented osmanthus in China", "hometown of long-haired rabbit" and other laudatory names. There is the Tianmu Mountain of the poem fairy Li Bai's famous poem "sleepwalking and saying goodbye to the heavenly grandfather". The main scenic spots are Xinchang Great Buddha Temple and Chuanyan Nineteen.
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