Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in Southern California in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city is over an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore.
The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach, an IndyCar race and the Long Beach Pride Festival and Parade. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is within the city.
Baota District, known as Yanzhou in ancient times, is located in the northern Shaanxi Province and the hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi. It is known as "Qin important area" and "plugged throat". The Xia Dynasty belonged to Yongzhou, it was successively under the jurisdiction of Di, Jin, Wei and Qin in the Spring and Autumn and warring States period, and it was established in the Han Dynasty, Yanzhou or Yan'an House in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and Fushi after the Song Dynasty. After the Republic of China, it was renamed Yan'an County. In 1937, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China entered Yan'an and established Yan'an City, which is the seat of the government of the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border region. In December 1996, Yan'an withdrew to set up the city, and Yan'an was renamed Baota District. It is the seat of the Yan'an Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, and it is the central city of Yan'an. The total land area of the region is 3556 square kilometers, with a registered population of 481200 (2017) and a resident population of 491800 (2017). It has jurisdiction over 9 towns, 4 townships and 5 cities.