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Africa/Niamey |
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UTC+1 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
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.
Located in the northeastern part of Shandong Province, China, Laizhou City is a coastal county-level city under Yantai City. It is bordered by Zhaoyuan City in the east, Pingdu City in the south, Changyi City in the west and Laizhou Bay in the north, with 108 kilometers of coastline. The city has a total area of 1,928 square kilometers and a resident population of about 820,000 people.
Anciently known as Yecheng County, Laizhou is the "Stone Capital of China" and the "Hometown of China's Moon Season", and is famous for its Laizhou jade carvings and grass braid crafts. There are cultural sites such as Yunfeng Mountain Cliff Rock Carving and East Sea Temple, as well as important mineral resources such as Sanshan Island Gold Mine. The port of Laizhou is an important seaward channel for the Yellow River Delta region.
The economy of Laizhou is dominated by machinery manufacturing, gold mining, marine fishery and stone processing, and it is an important gold production base and sea salt production area in China. In recent years, it has been vigorously developing the new energy industry of offshore wind power, and there is a base of offshore wind power in Shandong Peninsula.