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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 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Luohe is located in the south-central part of Henan Province, in the middle of the plains of the eastern foothills of the Fuyushan Mountains and the Huaibei Plain, and is an important node city in the Central Plains Economic Zone. As China's first "food city", Luohe is home to famous food companies such as Shuanghui and Nanjiecun, and is known as the "capital of China's food industry".
Luohe has a long history of human activity as early as the Neolithic era, is the location of the Jiahu site, where the unearthed seven-note bone flute is known as the world's earliest playable musical instruments. Sha Li River passes through the city, forming a unique waterfront cityscape, has been awarded the title of National Forest City, National Health City and so on.
Luohe has convenient transportation, with the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway running through the city, and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport is only an hour's drive away. Food processing, paper making, salt chemical industry constitute its three leading industries, including leisure food production accounted for 1 / 5 of the country, is an important regional logistics center and trade center.
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.