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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.
Hefeng County is located in the southwestern part of Hubei Province, belonging to Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, located in the hinterland of the Wuling Mountain Region, is the "western gate" of Hubei, and is also a place where the Tujia ethnic group resides. Here the forest coverage rate of more than 80%, there is a "natural oxygen bar", Pingshan Grand Canyon is its iconic landscape, the canyon, blue water like a mirror, cliffs like a screen, boat ride through the "water on the floating wood" between, as if the "floating boat! "Wonderland. As an old revolutionary area, Marshal He Long once created a Soviet area here, leaving red sites such as Wuliping ancient dwellings. The Tujia culture is rich, with thousands of years of non-genetic inheritance such as the Pendulum Dance and Maugus Dance, as well as selenium-enriched tea, preserved meat and other specialty products. Hefeng combines natural wonders, red culture and ethnic customs, and is a treasure place for eco-tourism and folklore experience.