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.
Luo Ding, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, is hosted by Yunfu City. In ancient times, it was called Yuzhou, also known as Longxiang. Located in the west of Guangdong Province, south of the Xijiang River, it is the traffic hub of Xijiang Corridor. It has been regarded as a great defense and an important place in Fusui since ancient times. In the Ming Dynasty, it was also known as the "pivot of the whole Guangdong Province". It was once an important military town in the southwest of Shouling in the town of Guangdong. Luoding is one of the gateways for the southwest provinces to enter Guangdong, and it is also the window for Guangdong to radiate to the great southwest of China. Luoding is an important node city in the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt. The central, northeastern and southern parts of Luoding City are basins and hills. Luoding Basin is the largest basin in Guangdong, with a unique basin climate, and the plain landforms of Luoding are mainly distributed here. Luoding is the first batch of famous historical and cultural cities in Guangdong Province. In 2012, Luo Ding was included in the pilot project of financial reform in counties directly under the control of Guangdong Province. two hundred and one