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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
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.
Wugong County in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, located in the hinterland of Guanzhong Plain and on the north bank of the Weishui River, is an important birthplace of Chinese farming civilization. It is said to be the place where "Houji sealed Tai Tai" and Houji, the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, taught people how to harvest and created the first farming culture in China, which is why it is known as "China's Farming Capital". Wugong has a long history, more than 2,200 years since the establishment of the county in the Western Han Dynasty, and there are humanistic monuments such as the Teaching Crop Terrace, the Pagoda of the Reporting Temple, and the Temple of City God, among which the Teaching Crop Terrace, built in honor of Houji, is regarded as the "first building of the Chinese farming culture". As a traditional agricultural county, Wugong produces wheat, corn, apples and other agricultural products. In recent years, it has been actively developing modern agriculture and rural tourism, integrating historical and cultural heritage with modern industries, and has become a unique county in the Central Guanzhong Plain with both humanistic heritage and vitality.