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.
Guzhen County, which belongs to Bengbu City, Anhui Province, is located in the northeast of Anhui Province, on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Huaihe River, adjacent to the outskirts of Bengbu to the south, Tuohe River to the north and Lingbi County to the north, Wuhe County to the east, Huaiyuan County to the southwest, and Changqiao District of Suzhou to the northwest; the topography is a sloping plain, located in the transition zone between subtropical and warm temperate zones; the total land area is 1363 square kilometers. Guzhen County has a long history. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, set up Guyang County here, and the relics still exist; during the Taihe period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Guyang Town was changed to Guyang Town, which later evolved into a solid town; in the first 202 years, the famous "Battle of Guxia" took place in Guzhen, which opened the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years, leaving touching stories such as "besieged on all sides" and "Farewell my Concubine". "Guxia site" was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit; archaeologists discovered 4.