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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.

Zhouzhi County, which belongs to Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the west of Guanzhong, adjacent to the center line of Baima River in the east, Foping County and Ningshan County in the south, and Mei County and Taibai County in Baoji City in the west. Beipingwei River is adjacent to Wugong County, Xingping City, Yangling District and Fufeng County of Baoji City, between longitude 107o 39mm east and latitude 33 °42m 34 °14', with a total area of 2974 square kilometers and 68 kilometers away from Xi'an. Zhouzhi region is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, with a warm temperate continental monsoon climate. In the territory, there are the birthplace of Taoist culture, Lou Guantai, "the most blessed land in the world" and the birthplace of "Song of everlasting regret".
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