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.
Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County (Tianzhu County for short), which is under the jurisdiction of Wuwei City, Gansu Province, is the first area to exercise regional ethnic autonomy after the founding of the people's Republic of China. Tianzhu, known as Huarui in Tibetan, means heroic tribe. The Summer Solstice was the pastoral land of Rong Qiang, Yueshi, Xiongnu and other ethnic groups in the early Han Dynasty, which was included in the territory of the Han Dynasty since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. after the Tang Dynasty, it gradually formed a multi-ethnic settlement with Tubo (present-day Tibetan) as the main ethnic group. Tianzhu County is located in the middle of Gansu Province, in the south of Wuwei City, in the Hexi Corridor and the eastern end of Qilian Mountains. Jingtai County in the east, Menyuan County in Haibei Prefecture of Qinghai Province in the west, Huzhu County in Haidong City and Ledu District in Haidong City in the west, Yongdeng County in the south, Liangzhou District and Gulang County in the north, and Sunan County in the northwest. By the end of 2011, Tianzhu County covers an area of 7149 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 9 towns and 10 towns.