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.
Mingshui County, under the jurisdiction of Suihua City, Heilongjiang Province, is located in the southwest of Heilongjiang Province, northwest of Songnen Plain. It is bordered by Helen in the east, Lindian in the west, Qinggang in the south and Baiquan in the north. It is 86 km long from east to west and 31.5 km wide from north to south. The total area is 2400 square kilometers, with an area of 1.63 million mu of arable land, 700000 mu of grassland and 540000 mu of woodland. Mingshui County has jurisdiction over 5 towns and 7 townships with a population of 350000 (2010). Mingshui is located at high latitudes and belongs to the sub-humid climate of mid-temperate zone, with an average temperature of 2.9 ℃, annual sunshine of 2800 hours and annual average precipitation of about 480mm. Mingshui County is known as "one forest, two grasses, seven fields". National Highway 202 (Harbin first Class Highway) runs through the whole territory, and forms traffic extending in all directions with Minghai, Mingsan and Mingshen secondary national roads.