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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+1 |
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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.
Wuxi, located in the south of Jiangsu Province and the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta Plain, with the Yangtze River in the north and Taihu Lake in the south, is one of the important center cities of the Yangtze River Delta, known as "Pearl of Taihu Lake", "Cloth Dock", "Little Shanghai" and so on. It is known as "Pearl of Taihu Lake", "Cloth Dock", "Little Shanghai" and so on. This cultural city with a history of more than 3,000 years of founding is not only the birthplace of Wu culture, but also famous for its industry and commerce - one of the birthplaces of modern national industry and commerce, and is now a high-end manufacturing and Internet of Things industry highland, integrated circuits, software information and other industry clusters with leading scale. At the same time, Wuxi boasts 5A scenic spots such as Taihu Soft-shelled Turtle Lake, Lingshan Giant Buddha, and Qingmingqiao Ancient Canal, as well as deep cultural heritage such as Huishan Clay Figures and Xi-Opera, which attract tourists from all over the world by blending the nature and humanities.