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Africa/Niamey |
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UTC+1 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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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.
Tieli City is located in the center of China's Heilongjiang Province, a county-level city under the administration of Yichun City, at the southwestern foot of the Xiaoxing'anling Mountains, and is an important ecological barrier and forestry city in Heilongjiang Province. It has a high forest coverage of more than 70%, with natural landscapes such as Riyuexia National Forest Park, cool and pleasant in summer, which is a summer resort; and silver in winter, which is suitable for ice and snow tourism. Agriculture to cold rice, soybeans, corn-based, "Tieli rice" for the national geographic indications products, excellent quality. As the "hometown of China's wild soybean", Tieli has both ecological protection and industrial development characteristics, relying on green water and green mountain resources, is gradually building a set of forest recreation, ecological agriculture, culture and tourism fusion in one of the modern city, showing the unique charm of the "forest capital of Yichun" gateway. The city is gradually building a modernized city integrating forest recreation, eco-agriculture, culture and tourism, showing the unique charm of the gateway to the "forest capital Yichun".