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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+1 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
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.
Taizhou is located in the center of the coast of Zhejiang Province, China, the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, east of the East China Sea, south of Wenzhou, north of Ningbo, is an important node city of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration. The city is characterized by "mountains and sea water", with famous mountains such as Mount Cangshan and Mount Tiantai, as well as bays such as Taizhou Bay and Sanmen Bay, where natural and humanistic landscapes are intertwined. As one of the "birthplaces of China's private economy", Taizhou has nurtured famous enterprises such as Geely Automobile and Supor, and formed special industrial clusters such as automobile and pharmaceuticals, sewing equipment, and smart homes with the gene of "daring to break through and dare to create". The city has a rich cultural heritage, and is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect and Taoism Southern Sect, Guoching Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, and Shenxianju is famous for its "volcanic rhyolite landforms". Taizhou seafood, bad meat, eating cakes and other food is even more reminiscent of a modern coastal city with the aura of the mountains and the sea and economic vitality.