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Los Angeles (US: /lɔːs ˈændʒələs/ (listen) lawss AN-jəl-əs;[a] Spanish: Los Ángeles [los ˈaŋxeles], lit. 'The Angels'), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits as of 2020, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to its east. It covers about 469 square miles (1,210 km2), and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estimated 9.86 million residents as of 2022.

Altay was the pastoral land of Chinese ethnic minorities in ancient times. According to historical records, the tribes who lived here in the Qin Dynasty were Sai people who moved from the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province. Since the Western Han Dynasty, successive central governments have set up administrative organs here. "Altay" is Turkic, meaning "Jinshan". It gets its name because of the gold in the mountains. It is said that there are 72 ditches in the Altai Mountains. The Ertix River in Altay is the only river in China that flows into the Arctic Ocean. The Brento Sea, which is located in Fuhai County, covers an area of 100000 hectares and is rich in more than 10 kinds of fish, known as the "fishing hometown of the North". Altay mountains and rivers are magnificent and colorful, with unique natural scenery, the main scenic spots are Kanas Lake Nature Reserve, Burgen River Beaver Nature Reserve, Butterfly ditch and so on.
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