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.
Longshan County, which belongs to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, is located in the northwest of Hunan, in the hinterland of Wuling Mountains, connecting Jing Chu and Ba Shu, which is called "the Confucius of Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan" in history. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, steep in the east and gentle in the west, with towering mountains and undulating peaks, including Youshui, Lishui and its tributaries. The region belongs to the subtropical continental humid monsoon climate zone with four distinct seasons. In 2013, Longshan County has a total area of 3131 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 34 townships (streets) and 462 villages (communities), with a total population of 590000. 16 ethnic minorities, such as Tujia and Miao, account for 71% of the total population. In 2015, Longshan County has jurisdiction over 5 townships, 12 towns and 4 streets. Longshan has Oolong Mountain Grand Canyon, Lotta Stone Forest, Taiping Mountain Forest Park and other natural scenery. Coal, quartz sand, purple sand pottery,