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.
Xianning, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, is located in the southeast of Hubei Province, on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, bordering Hunan and Jiangxi. Known as "the south gate of Hubei", it is an important member of the Wuhan urban circle and the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River; mild climate, abundant precipitation, sufficient sunshine, four distinct seasons, long frost-free period; the terrain is high in the south and low in the north; under its jurisdiction: Xianan District, Tongcheng County, Tongshan County, Jiayu County, Chongyang County, Chibi City. The total population in 2017 is 2.5351 million. Xianning has won the China Human settlement Environment Model Award, the most suitable human settlement city in China, the charming city in China, the hot spring city in China, the ten most growing and innovative cities in China, and the second batch of renewable energy building application demonstration cities in China. Hubei Province, the first batch of low-carbon economy pilot cities, the first batch of national tourism standardization cities, national forest cities.