Los Angeles, located in southwestern California, is the second largest city in the United States and the largest city in the western United States. It is often called "city of angels". Los Angeles covers an area of about 12 15 square kilometers, and the downtown coordinates are 34 03' north latitude and115' west longitude.
Los Angeles is one of the important centers of industry and commerce, international trade, science and education, entertainment and sports in the United States, and also one of the main bases of petrochemical, marine, aerospace and electronic industries in the United States. There are also many world-renowned higher education institutions in Los Angeles, such as California Institute of Technology, UCLA, University of Southern California, Pepperdine University and so on.
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Los Angeles City Honor:
On October 2018110, the ranking of world cities was released, and Los Angeles entered the ranks of first-tier cities in the world. ?
20 19, 165438+ 10 month, 12, ranking ninth in the "20 19 Global Urban Economic Competitiveness Ranking"; "20 19 global sustainable competitiveness ranking" ranked ninth.
On February 26th, 20 19, 19 ranked 5th in the list of top 500 global cities.
Some of the main attractions in Los Angeles are:
Ouweila steet
Ovella Street is the birthplace of Los Angeles, where there are Mexican-style restaurants and handicraft shops. This block has been designated as a national historical park, in which 27 ancient buildings have been preserved. The street is only 200 meters, and there are many shops such as silverware, glassware, leather products and national costumes.
Griffith Park
Griffith Park is the largest city park in the United States. Located in the north of Hollywood, with an area of 6,543,800 square meters. There are golf courses and tennis courts, riding trails, observatories, zoos and so on.
Los Angeles symphony orchestra
Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra is a world-famous symphony orchestra. Every summer, an open-air concert is held in Los Angeles, and the performance season lasts for three months.
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