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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. |
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Africa/Niamey |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+1 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Jinghu Lake, located in the center of Wuhu City, Anhui Province, is one of the most representative historical and cultural landmarks in Wuhu, known as the "Pearl of Anhui". The lake was first built in the Southern Song Dynasty, through the Ming and Qing Dynasties hundreds of years of development, and gradually formed a set of natural scenery and cultural heritage in one of the city's core landscape. Mirror Lake is a wide open lake with blue waves, surrounded by Ochre Mountain and Mattang River, forming a unique pattern of "half city mountain, half city water". The ruins of Guangji Temple and Hui-style ancient buildings are scattered around the lake, and Li Bai, Huang Tingjian and other literati have left their poems here, giving it a deep cultural heritage. Nowadays, Mirror Lake is not only a "city living room" for Wuhu citizens to walk around, fitness and recreation, but also an important window to show the flavor of Jiangnan water town and historical inheritance, attracting tourists from all over the world to explore the Anhui style and Hui charm.
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.