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.
Shenxian is a county under the jurisdiction of Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, which is located in the west of Shandong Province, the southwest of Liaocheng City and the junction of Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces. With an area of 1420 square kilometers and a population of 1.038 million (2014), Liaocheng is the largest and most populous county in Liaocheng. It has jurisdiction over 4 streets and 20 towns. No. 3, Government Street, County people's Government. Shenxian County is located in the flooded area of the alluvial plain in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, which is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. It belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid monsoon climate. The main rivers are Tuhai River, Majia River, Jindi River and so on. Mineral resources include oil, natural gas, rock salt and so on. Shenxian is the old revolutionary base area and the restoration area of Shandong Provincial Party Committee. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was the central area of Hebei-Shandong-Henan Anti-Japanese Base area. Revolutionaries such as Zhu de, Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, Song Renqiong, Yang Dezhi and Yang Yong left work and war here.