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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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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. |
Located in the northern part of China's Zhejiang Province, Changxing County is part of Huzhou City and is situated in the central region of the Yangtze River Delta, making it an important industrial base and ecological demonstration area in the province. It has a total area of 1,430 square kilometers and a population of about 640,000 people.
Changxing's economy is dominated by new energy, electronic information, and equipment manufacturing, and it has a national-level economic and technological development zone. The local specialty "Changxing Purple Bamboo Shoots Tea" was a tribute product in Tang Dynasty, and the ruins of the Tang Dynasty Tribute Tea House are preserved. The geological site of Golden Nail and the Yangtse Alligator Nature Reserve are its landmark natural landscapes.
The transportation network is well-developed, with Hangzhou-Nanjing High Speed Railway and Shen-Su-Zhe-Anhui High Speed Railway running through the whole area, and it is within 2 hours' drive from Hangzhou and Shanghai. In recent years, it has focused on the development of green energy industry, and is known as "China's green power energy center".
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.