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.
Yingjisha, a Uyghur language, means "new town". In the Qing Dynasty, the Tu Zhi of the Western regions was made as Ingassar. It has been an important town between Yeerqiang and Kashgar since ancient times, and the military station was set up here in the Qing Dynasty. In the 24 year of Emperor Qianlong (1759), after suppressing the rebellion of Da, Xiao and Zhuomu, he was named Yingjishar. Yingjisha County, which belongs to Kashgar, Xinjiang, is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountains and on the western edge of Tarim Basin; it is bordered by Shache County in the east, Aktao County in the southwest and northwest, and Shule and Yuepu Lake in the northeast; it is famous as "the hometown of Chinese knives", "the hometown of apricots in China" and "the hometown of Dawazi in China". It is the post station of the ancient land Silk Road and one of the eight major cities in southern Xinjiang. Yingjisha County has a total area of 3425 square kilometers, has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 12 townships, and has an arable land area of 380300.