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.
Shanwei City, referred to as Shancheng District, belongs to Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, located on the southeast coast of Guangdong Province, bordering the South China Sea to the south, Heyuan and Meizhou to the north, Shantou and Chaozhou to the east, Huizhou and Shenzhen to the west, and adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao. It is 160 kilometers east of Shantou and 120 kilometers west of Shenzhen, and the waterway is only 81 nautical miles away from Hong Kong. It is an important channel connecting eastern Guangdong, the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong and Macao. It is one of the important central cities in the coastal areas of eastern Guangdong. It has unique geographical advantages and profound development potential. Shanwei City has a long history, since ancient times, there have been ancestors living here, better retain the essence of the Central Plains culture, Chaoshan culture, ou Yue culture. In March 2019, it was on the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization districts and counties.