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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.

Xixiu District, which belongs to Anshun City, is located in the hinterland of Zhongxiang Department of Guizhou Province, 90 kilometers west of Guiyang City, the seat of Anshun Municipal Government, and the political, economic, scientific, technological and cultural center of Anshun City. Known as "the belly of Guizhou, the throat of Yunnan, the lips and teeth of Guangdong and Shu" and "strangled Yunnan and Guizhou", it has always been regarded as the "dry wharf" and "the prosperity of commerce in the whole province". It has jurisdiction over 7 townships, 8 towns and 6 streets, with a total area of 1704.5 square kilometers and a total population of 625600 (2013). Xixiu District is an excellent selection of karst scenery tourism in the world and the tourism center of the western route of Guizhou. In 1985, it was approved by the State Council as an open city for Class A tourism in China. It is known as "the pearl on the tourism line", "the hometown of batik", "the hometown of local opera" and "the hometown of Tunpu culture". September 25, 2018
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