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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.
Wangcheng District is located in the north of Changsha City, Hunan Province, on the west bank of the lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River, and is the municipal district of Changsha City, with a total area of about 969 square kilometers and a resident population of more than 700,000 people. As the "hometown of Lei Feng", it has nurtured the great communist warrior Lei Feng, and the Lei Feng Memorial Hall has become a national patriotic education demonstration base, carrying the never-fading spirit of Lei Feng.
Wangcheng has a long history and deep cultural heritage. The Tongguan kiln site of the Tang Dynasty is located here, and as a "milestone of Han culture to the world", its colored porcelain was exported to more than 20 countries, witnessing the prosperity of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Nowadays, Wangcheng is integrated into the core area of Changsha city, relying on the golden waterway of Xiangjiang River and the advantages of transportation hub, developing advanced manufacturing, intelligent cultural and creative, ecological agriculture and other industries, forming an open pattern of "integrating with the main city in the south, connecting with Miluo City in the north, and connecting with Xiangyin County in Yueyang in the east".
In terms of ecology, Wangcheng is surrounded by Xiangjiang River, Weishui River and other water systems, and has green business cards such as Black Elk Peak National Forest Park and Thousand Dragon Lake Eco-tourism Area, and is building a modernized and strong district with "integration of industry and city, and common beauty of urban and rural areas", which not only inherits the millennium cultural lineage, but also glows with vitality in the new era.