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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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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.
Qinghe County is located in the southeastern part of Hebei Province, belonging to Xingtai City, at the junction of Hebei and Shandong Provinces, and is an important node of the North China Plain. As the "Cashmere Capital of China" and the "Birthplace of the Zhang Surname", Qinghe has both profound historical heritage and modern industrial vitality. It has the largest cashmere products industry cluster in China, with an annual output of more than 10,000 tons of cashmere yarn, fabrics and apparel, and its products are exported to more than 30 countries and regions around the world. Historically, Qinghe is the fiefdom of the founder of the ancient Zhang family name, and there are cultural relics such as the ancestral court of the Zhang family and the Han Tomb Group, which attracts Zhang family members from all over the world to search for their roots and pay homage to their ancestors every year. At the same time, the county has convenient transportation, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Qingyin Expressway through the territory, special industries covering auto parts, refractory materials and other fields, is an important county in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development of the county's economic powerhouse.