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Africa/Niamey |
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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 |
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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.
Ganluo County is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the north, located in the hinterland of the Greater Liangshan Mountains, is a mountainous county inhabited by the Yi ethnic minority, known as the "Yi Pass Corridor". The high mountains and deep valleys, large altitude differences, forming a unique three-dimensional climate, high forest coverage, and beautiful natural scenery. As an important inheritance place of Yi culture, Ganluo retains strong Yi traditional customs, torch festival, Yi year and other festivals are lively, and non-heritage projects such as Bimo culture, mouthstring and Yueqin are unique and charming. The area is mainly agricultural, producing peppers, buckwheat, walnuts and other specialty agricultural products, in recent years, relying on ecological and ethnic cultural advantages, and gradually develop rural tourism. Ganluo simple folk style, primitive natural landscape and deep cultural heritage, making it an important window to experience the Yi ethnic customs and feel the charm of the Greater Liangshan Mountain.