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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.

Xingtai, known as Xingzhou and Shunde in ancient times, is the prefecture-level city of Hebei Province, the northern gateway city of the Central Plains urban agglomeration and the important node city of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration. By the end of 2018, the city had jurisdiction over 19 counties (cities and districts), with a total area of 12500 square kilometers, a resident population of 7.3744 million, and a regional GDP of 215.076 billion yuan. Xingtai is located in the south of Hebei Province, adjacent to Taihang Mountain and Shanxi Province in the west, the Grand Canal and Shandong Province in the east, Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north and Handan in the south. The territory of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Railway,.
Travel Notes In Xingtai City
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Xingtai Tianhe Mountain Travel Notes
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