Time Zone of China
Geographically, China covers five time zones (Zhongyuan Time Zone, Longshu Time Zone, Tibet Time Zone, Kunlun Time Zone and Changbai Time Zone). However, the standard times used in Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan Province are the same, for they are all in the same time zone (UTC+8), 8 hours ahead of the Universal Time Coordinated.
Beijing Time
For the unity, the whole China adopts Beijing Time as its standard time, which is also in the time zone (GMT+8). Beijing Time is worked out and released from the National Time Service Center, Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province, which is geographically almost the center of China. Unlike western countries, China now does not follow the daylight saving time. For the current local times, please refer to the The World Clock.
World Time Difference to China
The time in China is 13 hours ahead of New York, 12 hours ahead of Toronto, and 2 hours behind Melbourne. When Beijing is 12:00 at noon, the standard times in other main cities are as follows:
| City | Time | City | Time | City | Time |
| Baghdad | 06:00 | Helsinki | 06:00 | Pyongyang | 13:00 |
| Bangkok | 11:00 | Ho Chi Minh City | 11:00 | Rangoon | 10:00 |
| Berlin | 05:30 | Honolulu | 18:00 | Rio de Janeiro | 01:00 |
| Berne | 05:00 | Irkutsk | 12:00 | Rome | 05:30 |
| Bombay | 09:30 | Jakarta | 11:30 | Rwanda | 05:00 |
| Brussels | 04:00 | Karachi | 09:00 | San Francisco | 20:00 |
| Bucharest | 06:00 | Khartoum | 06:00 | Santiago | 24:00 |
| Budapest | 05:00 | Kuala Lumpur | 11:30 | Seoul | 13:00 |
| Buenos Aires | 01:00 | Leningrad | 07:00 | Singapore | 11:30 |
| Cairo | 06:00 | Lisbon | 04:00 | Sofia | 06:00 |
| Calcutta | 09:00 | London | 04:00 | Stockholm | 05:00 |
| Cape Town | 06:00 | Manila | 12:00 | Surabaya | 11:30 |
| Casablanca | 04:00 | Melbourne | 14:00 | Sydney | 14:00 |
| Colombo | 09:30 | Mexico City | 21:00 | Teheran | 06:00 |
| Conakry | 04:00 | Montreal | 23:00 | Tirana | 05:00 |
| Copenhagen | 05:00 | Moscow | 07:00 | Tokyo | 13:00 |
| Damascus | 06:00 | New Delhi | 09:30 | Tunisia | 05:00 |
| Geneva | 05:00 | New York | 23:00 | Vancouver | 20:00 |
| Guatemala City | 22:00 | Osaka | 13:00 | Vienna | 05:00 |
| Haiphong | 11:00 | Panama City | 23:00 | Warsaw | 05:00 |
| Hanoi | 11:00 | Paris | 04:00 | Washington | 23:00 |
| Havana | 23:00 | Prague | 05:00 | Wellington | 16:00 |
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Travelers' Voices on Time Difference
1.
Apr. 4,2009 03:41 Reply
Mr.Saeki(Germany) said:
the list with the time differences contains some mistakes, e.g. Berlin, Berne and Brussels in fact have the same time!
May. 31,2009 10:28
Ms.yofu(Spain) replied:
ACTULY YOU ARE WRONGE
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May. 31,2009 10:26 Reply
Ms.yofu(Spain) said:
THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!
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