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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.

Zhongning County belongs to Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous region. It is located in the middle of Ningxia and the southern end of Ningxia Plain, between 105 degrees 26 minutes east longitude-106 degrees 7 minutes and 37 degrees 9 minutes-37 degrees 50 minutes north latitude. Located on both sides of the Yellow River, it is the transitional zone between the Inner Mongolia Plateau and the Loess Plateau, belonging to the continental monsoon climate zone of the north temperate zone. Litong District and Qingtongxia City in the east, Zhongwei City in the west, Tongxin County in the south, and Alashan left Banner in Inner Mongolia in the north. The county is about 50 kilometers wide from east to west and 60 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of 4226.5 square kilometers and a total population of 336100 (2013). The government is stationed in Ning'an Town. Zhongning County is located in the confluence of two tourist routes from Yinchuan to Liupanshan and from Yinchuan to Shapotou. It is a "dry wharf" running through the northwest and the collection and distribution of the flow of people, logistics and information.
Travel Notes In Zhongning County
The Second Rural Tourism and Wolfberry Food Culture Festival in Zhongning County, Ningxia Grand Opening
Purple flowers and jade leaves cover red treasures, and the Ciyuan sings a good harvest in June. On June 18, the second rural tourism and goji berry f