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.
Yangjiang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, is located on the southwest coast of Guangdong Province, with Jiangmen Enping and Taishan to the east, Maoming to the west, the South China Sea to the south and Yunfu to the north. It is the direct hinterland of the Pearl River Delta and the frontier of western Guangdong facing the Pearl River Delta; the topography is mainly low mountain and hilly landforms, which belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate area with obvious marine climate; it has jurisdiction over two districts, one city and one county. The total area is 7955.9 square kilometers and the total registered population is 2.9606 million. Yangjiang Shenhai Expressway, Western Guangdong Coastal Expressway, Shanzhan Expressway, Zhongyang Expressway, National Highway 325, Sanmao Railway, Yangyang Railway and Shenzhan Railway run through the whole territory. There are many talents in Yangjiang, including Ruan Tuizhi, a southern poet and calligrapher who is one of the eight sons of Lingnan in modern times, Guan Shanyue, a master of traditional Chinese painting, and the New fourth Army.