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Africa/Niamey |
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UTC+1 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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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.
Daye, Huangshi City, Hubei Province, county-level city, is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River on the south bank, the junction of East Jiangxi, known as the "hometown of bronze", "the cradle of iron and steel" reputation. This is due to the rise of mining, metallurgy and the name of the millennium old city, mining and metallurgy history can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty, Tonglushan ancient copper mine site is known as the "Ninth Wonders of the World", its mining and metallurgical technology is a thousand years ahead of the world, in 2012, China's world cultural heritage was selected as a preparatory list. As a national important resource-oriented city transformation pilot, Daye has formed a diversified industrial system of iron and steel, copper, equipment manufacturing, new materials, etc., while relying on the Leishan Scenic Area, Qinglong Mountain and other ecological resources, to create a "mining and metallurgical culture + eco-tourism" characteristic business card. Daye has a deep cultural heritage, with the ruins of Ewang City, Jieyi pagoda and other monuments, Daye embroidery, Daye stone carving and other non-heritage skills have been inherited to this day, it is a modern city integrating the industrial civilization and the ancient charm of the Chu wind.