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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+1 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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.
Cixi is located in the eastern part of Zhejiang Province, on the south coast of Hangzhou Bay, as a county-level city in Ningbo, neighboring Ningbo in the east, Shaoxing in the west, and crossing Hangzhou Bay and Shanghai in the north, with significant location advantages. As the "Home Appliances Capital", Cixi has an active private economy with famous brands such as Foton, Bull, etc. It has a strong manufacturing base and is an important advanced manufacturing base in the Yangtze River Delta region. Cixi has a rich cultural heritage, with the Shanglin Lake Yue Kiln Site, known as the "Source of Celadon", on the World Cultural Heritage reserve list, and the humanities and natural landscape of Dapeng Mountain and Minghe Ancient Town. The city is also famous for its specialties such as prunes and rice cakes, making it a modern city with both economic vitality and humanistic charm.