Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+1 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Baoxing County is located in the north of Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, in the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, and is the scientific discovery and naming place of giant pandas, with a good reputation as the "home of pandas". The Jiejinshan National Nature Reserve is an important habitat for wild pandas, and has rare plants and animals such as dove trees and red beansprouts, making it a unique place for ecological resources. Here is also the Red Army of China's Workers and Peasants Long March over the first snow-capped mountain - the location of the Jiefanshan Mountain, red culture and natural landscapes. Stony soil Tibetan township of Jiajiu Tibetan flavor, towers, turn the mountain will be unique folklore, constituting a multi-cultural scroll. Baoxing to "ecological county" as the development concept, integration of panda culture, red tourism and Tibetan customs, become a bright pearl on the western Sichuan tourism line.
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.