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.
Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Guizhou Province. it is located in the central and southern part of Guizhou Province, connected with Qiandongnan Prefecture in the east, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region in the south, Anshun City and Qianxinan Prefecture in the west, and Guiyang City in the north. It is located in the slope zone of the transition from Guizhou Plateau to Guangxi hills, with high terrain in the north and low in the south, and is located in the East Asian monsoon area. The state has a total area of 26197 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over two county-level cities, nine counties and one autonomous county, with a resident population of 3.2809 million in 2017. Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture was once an important passage of the Silk Road to the sea in the south, and it was also the old road from central Guizhou to Sichuan, Guangxi, Hunan and Yunnan. Aviation, railways, highways and river transportation crisscross in southern Guizhou. Qiu Hejia, governor of Liaodong and general soldier of Shanhaiguan, has emerged in southern Guizhou.