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.
Sihui is a county-level city hosted by Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. Because of the place where the four rivers (Xijiang, Beijiang, Suijiang and Longjiang) will flow, it is named "Sihui". Located in the middle of Guangdong Province, east of Zhaoqing, the northwest edge of the Pearl River Delta, located in the lower reaches of the West, North and Suisanjiang River, the Tropic of Cancer divides the whole territory into two. It is bordered by Sanshui District of Foshan City in the east, Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City in the south, Guangning County in the northwest and Qingxin District of Qingyuan City in the northeast, which belongs to the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone. It entered the ranks of the top 100 counties (cities) in the rural economy and the top 100 counties (cities) in the country in 1993 and 1994 respectively, and achieved a well-off society in 1996. In 2014, Sihui City ranked 97th among the top 100 counties and cities with comprehensive strength of small and medium-sized cities in China and 100 small and medium-sized cities with the most investment potential in China.