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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
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.
Nanzheng District is located in the south of Shaanxi Province, the east of Hanzhong City, located in the upper reaches of the Han River, the hinterland of the Qinba Mountainous Region, known as "the birthplace of the Han family, China's treasure bowl" reputation. Here is the core area of the ancient Hantai culture, a long history, since the Qin and Han Dynasty is the seat of Hanzhong County, Longgang Temple Paleolithic site is to reveal hundreds of thousands of years ago, the first people in the footsteps of the prosperity here, known as "human geography textbook". Beautiful mountains and rivers in the area, the Han River passes through the territory, Liping National Forest Park, Xiaonanhai Scenic Area and other natural landscapes set of strange peaks, caves, canyons in one, the spring has ten thousand acres of rapeseed sea gold like brocade, autumn has colorful mountain forests dyed in the woods. As an important water source of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, Nanzheng has both ecological barriers and cultural heritage, modern agriculture and cultural and tourism industries are flourishing, is embedded in the Qinba Mountain area of a bright pearl.