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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.
Suide County is located in the north of Shaanxi Province, China, southeast of Yulin City, located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, is an important historical and cultural city at the confluence of the Wuding River and the Dali River. As the transportation hub and economic and cultural center of northern Shaanxi, Suide has been known as the "Famous State of the World".
Suide has a history of more than 2,200 years, and was the seat of the Shangxian County during the Qin and Han Dynasties, with historical relics such as Qin Fusu's Tomb and Mengtian's Tomb. It is an important birthplace of folk songs, rice-planting songs and stone carving art in northern Shaanxi, and is known as the "hometown of stone carving", with a large number of precious cultural relics in its Han Picture Stone Exhibition Hall. Suide is also an old revolutionary area, rich in red cultural resources.
Suide has a temperate continental monsoon climate and is rich in millet, jujube and other agricultural products. The Qingyin Expressway and the Taizhongyin Railway intersect here, which is an important channel connecting Northwest China and North China. In recent years, it has vigorously developed the tourism industry, featuring red tourism, loess flavor and historical and cultural experience, driving the local economy.