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.
Huaibei, referred to as "Huai", called "Xiangcheng" in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Anhui Province. The central city in the northeast of Anhui Province, an important energy city in the country. Located in the north of Anhui Province, it is located at the junction of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces, Xiao County in the north, Bozhou in the south, Suzhou in the east and Shangqiu in Henan Province in the west. It is 150km long from north to south and 50km from east to west, with a total area of 2802 square kilometers, making it the smallest prefecture-level city in Anhui Province. The total population in 2016 is 2.165 million. It has jurisdiction over three municipal districts in Xiangshan District, Liishan District, Duji District and one county in Suixi County. The municipal government is stationed in Xiangshan District. Huaibei has a long history and a gathering of humanities. More than four thousand years ago, the eleven ancestors of Shang and Tang Dynasty built the city at the southern foot of Xiangshan, which was the beginning of civilization. Since then, successive dynasties have set up counties and counties here. There are Uncle Yu, Huan Tan, Ji Kang, Liu Ling and so on.