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This is a list of notable districts and neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California, present and past.It includes residential and commercial industrial areas, historic preservation zones, and business-improvement districts, but does not include sales subdivisions, tract names, homeowners associations, and informal names for areas.
In 1921, Guilin became one of the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Sun Yat-sen. [8] In 1940, Guilin City was established. [9] [10] Guilin was the provincial capital of Guangxi before 1912 and from 1936 to 1949. Guilin became one of the most important military, transport, and cultural centers of China during World War II.
Guilin West railway station is located in the north-north-western periphery of Guilin and primarily served by services passing between Guiyang and Guangzhou on the Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway, [1] enabling a long detour through central Guilin to be avoided.
In west LA, the Palisades fire, which had started that morning, would go on to burn through more than 23,000 acres, reducing much of a vibrant community to ash, and killing at least five people.
Lingui District (Chinese: 临桂区; pinyin: Línguì Qū) is the county seat and district administered by Guilin, Guangxi, China, and located midway between Guilin and Yangshuo. The district is mostly rural and hilly, marked by the same dramatic karst topography for which Guilin is famous.
He Jingzhi composed the "Song of Guilin Scenic Area" [Note 2] during his visit to Guilin. Over 800 years ago, during the Southern Song dynasty, Wang Zhenggong wrote the famous line "Guilin's landscape is the best under heaven [Note 3] in his poem "A Grand Banquet Encouraging the Emperor", [Note 4] which made Guilin's scenery renowned worldwide.
The 2004 City of Los Angeles & Communities map by the Los Angeles Almanac shows West Los Angeles as a neighborhood south of Santa Monica Boulevard and north of Culver City. West Los Angeles is book-ended with Mid-City, Mid-City West and Mid-Wilshire on the east and Sawtelle on the west. Century City, Rancho Park, and Cheviot Hills are shown ...
Fifty-three percent of West Los Angeles residents aged 25 and older had earned a 4-year degree (or higher) by 2000, according to Census Bureau figures quoted by the Los Angeles Times. They included 89,620 people with master's degrees or higher and 117,695 with bachelor's degrees. In addition, 95,187 people in that age range had some college ...