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Africa/Niamey |
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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.
Coronation is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the north, is an important node county of Sichuan-Yunnan junction, known as "Yi Sea Alignment - Sunshine Coronation City". Here is a red hot spot in the history of the Chinese Revolution, during the Red Army's Long March in 1935, Liu Bocheng and Xiaoyedan took a blood oath on the banks of the Yi Sea, leaving behind a good story of national unity, the Yihai Alignment Memorial Hall still tells the story of these great years. As one of the largest Yi inhabited counties, Coronation Yi culture is rich, torch festival, Yi year and other traditional festivals lively, Yi lacquerware, silver crafts unique. The natural scenery within the territory is exquisite, the Yeler Plateau lakes are rippling, the Ling Mountain Scenic Area has a strange mountainous terrain, which is a resort for eco-tourism and recreation and vacation. In addition, Coronation Ham is a well-known geographical indication product, tender meat, mellow flavor, carrying the memory of the taste of this land.