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.
Qihe County, which belongs to Dezhou City, is located in the western part of Shandong Province, with Jinan, the provincial capital to the east, Beijing, Tianjin and Tang to the north, and Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou to the south. With Qihe River as the center, there are Qingdao, Jinan, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Beijing and other big cities within a radius of 500 kilometers. Qihe River is located in the northwest plain of Shandong Province, the north bank of the Yellow River, and Jinan across the river. The county has jurisdiction over 2 townships, 11 towns and 2 subdistrict offices, with a total population of 780000 and a total area of 1411 square kilometers. It is an alluvial plain in the lower reaches of the Yellow River with fertile soil, suitable climate and sufficient light. Qihe is the most beautiful ecotourism demonstration city in China, the only new energy automobile manufacturing city in China and the equipment manufacturing city of emerging industries in China. Qihe County is also the only top 100 counties on the list of underdeveloped areas in Shandong Province, ranking among the 15th national counties.