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.
Heping County is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, the upper reaches of Dongjiang River and the Jiulian Mountains on the border between Guangdong and Jiangxi, and is under the jurisdiction of Heyuan City. Heping County is connected to Longchuan County to the east, Dongyuan County to the south, Lianping County to the west, and Dingnan County and Longnan County in Jiangxi Province to the north. It was said in ancient times that she was "the key place to contact Fujian and Guangzhou, take control of Longnan and Anyuan". It is the first county in Guangdong under the Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Beijing-Kowloon High-speed Railway, and it is also a window for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area to radiate to the mainland. By the end of 2017, there were 245 villages in 17 towns of Heping County, including Yangming, Dam, Changtang, Xiaxia, Shangling, Yousheng, Beidun, Guzhai, Pengzhai, Heshui, Gongbai, Qingzhou, Liyuan, Hot Water, Dongshui, Lishi, Linzhai, and one municipal state-run Liming Forest Farm, with a total area of 2286 square kilometers and a total population of 557900. 2018