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.
Haizhou District, which belongs to Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the north of the Yangtze River Delta and northeast of Jiangsu Province; it is located on the shore of the Yellow Sea, where the Silk Road Economic Belt meets the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle and the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Lianyungang City. At the same time, it is also the root of Lianyungang city and the source of culture. It is known as "the famous county of the East China Sea" and "the first city from the east of Huaihai". Haizhou District has a long history, which has been established for more than 2000 years since the pre-Qin period. The Journey to the West and Mirror Huayuan were born here. Jinping Phosphate Mine, one of the four major phosphate mines in China, is located in China. The county was founded in 212 BC and the state was established 1500 years ago. It has the rock paintings of Jiangjun Cliff, the cliff statues of Kongwang Mountain, the round stone statues of the Han Dynasty, and the "five Palace tunes".