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Tonggu County is located in the northwestern part of Jiangxi Province, China, belonging to Yichun City, and is situated at the junction of Gan and Xiang provinces, which is a typical mountainous county. The county has a total area of 1,548 square kilometers and a population of about 140,000 people. Tonggu is named after the historical excavation of a copper drum from the Tang Dynasty, and is rich in red culture and ecological resources.
Tonggu County has a high forest coverage of 88%, ranking first in Jiangxi Province, and is known as a "natural oxygen bar". There are Tianzhu Peak National Forest Park, Tangli Hot Spring Resort and other natural attractions in the county, which are famous for Danxia landforms, waterfalls and primitive forests, making it an eco-tourism and summer vacation spot.
Tonggu is one of the origins of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and has red sites such as the former site of the Xiang-E-Gan Soviet Government. Local industries are mainly bamboo and wood processing, green food (e.g. bamboo shoots, tea) and tourism. The Hakka culture is deeply inherited, preserving unique folklore and traditional handicrafts.
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.