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UTC+1 |
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Anyuan County is located in the south of Jiangxi Province in China, belonging to the city of Ganzhou, and is situated at the confluence of the Wuyi and Nanling mountain ranges. The county has a total area of 2,375 square kilometers and a population of about 350,000, with Hakka culture as the main humanistic feature.
With a forest coverage of over 80%, Anyuan County is home to the National Forest Park, Sanbaishan Mountain, the source of the Dongjiang River, and is known as the "drinking water source of Guangdong and Hong Kong". There are rich geothermal resources in the county, and the hot springs are of excellent quality.
With agriculture as its leading industry, Anyuan is a national demonstration base for the production of pollution-free agricultural products, and is rich in navel oranges, passion fruits and other specialty fruits. In recent years, the ecotourism industry has developed rapidly, and the Sanbaishan Scenic Area has become an important tourist destination in Gannan.
Anyuan County was founded in the 10th year of Datong in Liang Dynasty (544 AD), with a history of nearly 1500 years. It is an important inheritance place of Hakka culture, preserving intangible cultural heritages such as round-house complexes and tea-picking operas, and organizing Hakka Folklore and Culture Festival every year.
Diffa, the capital of the Diffa region in southeastern Niger, is located on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and shares a border with Nigeria, making it one of the most important border cities in Niger. The city is located in the lower Niger River basin around the climate of the tropical desert climate, hot and dry throughout the year, the average annual precipitation is less than 300 millimeters. The economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and the surrounding areas are rich in millet, sorghum and livestock. Diffa, as a regional trade center, undertakes the function of cross-border trade with neighboring countries, such as Nigeria, and is especially famous for the trade of livestock, agricultural products and handicrafts. The city is culturally diverse, with Hausa, Tuareg and Kanuri ethnic groups living in the area, and is unique in its crafts such as traditional leather weaving and silversmithing. Despite infrastructural challenges, Diffa remains an important economic and cultural node in the south-east of the Niger, thanks to its strategic location and rich cultural heritage.