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.
Yangxi County, founded in 1988, belongs to Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, located on the southwest coast of Guangdong Province, facing Jiangcheng District to the east, Yangchun City to the north, Dianbai District to the west and Nanhai to the south. The total area of the county is 1455 square kilometers and the coastline is 126.6 kilometers long. 325 National Highway and Guang-Zhan Expressway run through the whole territory and form a sea and land transportation network with coastal highway, Yangyang railway and national first-class port Yangjiang port. Yangxi is located in the transitional zone between the south subtropics and the middle subtropics by the mountains and the sea. Yangxi County is the "China knife Center", "China plastic blowing Film Grade Color Masterbatch production Base", "National Jinjiang Oyster hanging and raising Standardization demonstration Zone", and "the hometown of Guangdong Folk songs." In 2014, the GDP of Yangxi County was 16.417 billion yuan. Yangxi County is a pilot project of a country with strong intellectual property rights.