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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.
Situated in the middle of the Sichuan Basin and the middle reaches of the Fuling River, Santai County is an important transportation hub and material distribution center in northern Sichuan. Since the Western Han Dynasty, the county has a history of more than 2,200 years, and was once the seat of the county, the Yuan Dynasty, after the name of Santai, known as the "northern Sichuan town", "Tongchuanfu" reputation. The county has a rich cultural heritage. In the Song Dynasty, Wentong (Wen & Ke) was famous for his theory of bamboo painting, Yuntai Guan is a famous Taoist shrine in western Sichuan, and Luban Lake is a provincial-level water conservancy scenic spot, which has both ecological and humanistic charms. As a traditional agricultural county, Santai produces rice, rape, hogs, etc., and Tongchuan tempeh is a national non-legacy, fragrant for a hundred years. Nowadays, this city, which combines historical heritage with modern vitality, is continuing to revitalize itself with the characteristics of "China's Rice City" and "Hometown of Sichuan Oilseeds".