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.
Linqing City, under the jurisdiction of county-level cities in Shandong Province, is hosted by Liaocheng City; located in the northwest of Shandong Province, at the confluence of Zhangwei River and the ancient canal, opposite Hebei Province, the terrain is flat, with few ups and downs, the terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, which is a typical continental monsoon climate; the total area is 960 square kilometers, with 12 towns and 4 streets; the total population in 2016 is 821200. The county system was established in Linqing at the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, thanks to the developed water transport of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and economic and social prosperity for more than 500 years, it was an important circulation hub city and a well-known commercial city in the country at that time. Beijing-Kowloon high-speed railway will set up stations in Linqing, 2 highways (Xinglin Expressway and German-Shang Expressway) and 7 national and provincial highways (Provincial Highway 315, Linguan Road, Linxin Road, Liaolin Road and Linlin Road).