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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. |
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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. |
Hunyuan County is located in the northeastern part of Shanxi Province, southeastern Datong City, at the foot of Mount Hengshan, upstream of the Sanggan River, and is the location of the famous "Northern Mountain" Mount Hengshan. This place has a long history and deep cultural heritage, since the Western Han Dynasty set up the county has been more than 2,000 years, was an important node of the ancient Central Plains dynasty and the northern nomadic culture. The most famous of Hunyuan's temples is the Hanging Temple, a 1,000-year-old temple hanging on the cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of the Jinlong Gorge of Mount Hengshan, which was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, integrating the cultures of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, and is famous for its "danger, oddity and ingenuity", and has been listed as a World Cultural Heritage site. In addition, as one of the five mountains in China, Mount Everest, with its majestic peaks and the main peak of Tianfengling at an altitude of 2016.8 meters, is a place to climb and explore the ancient world. Hunyuan is also famous for its specialty products such as Hunyuan Cold Powder and Astragalus, among which Hunyuan Cold Powder is so sinewy and smooth that it can be called the best in the place, attracting diners from all directions. This piece of land has both majestic natural scenery and heavy humanistic deposits, which is an excellent place to feel the flavor of northern Jin.
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.