How many time zones are there in China?
"in the 1982 census and 13,504 in the 1990 census. There continues to be disagreement over the number of ethnic Russians living in China. Statistics as of the 2002 Census. Pink designates native region. Russians in China Ethnic Russians (; ) form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, according to the ethnicity classification as applied in mainland China. Those in mainland China are the descendants of Russians who settled there since the 17th century and hold PRC rather than Russian citizenship. Many of them are descendants from Cossacks. There are currently over"
"Historical time zones of China The time zones of China refer to the time zone divisions used in China between 1918 and 1949. The first time zone plan was proposed by the Central Observatory (now Beijing Ancient Observatory) of the Beiyang government in Peking (Beijing) in 1918. The proposal divided the country into five time zones: Kunlun (), Sinkiang-Tibet (), Kansu-Szechwan (), Chungyuan () and Changpai (). These time zones were ratified in 1939 by the Nationalist government in the Standard Time Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Interior of Executive Yuan. Because of the Second Sino-Japanese War, it was"
"Time in China The time in China follows a single standard time offset of (eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), despite China spanning five geographical time zones. The official national standard time is called ""Beijing Time"" () domestically and ""China Standard Time"" (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. The special administrative regions (SARs) maintain their own time authorities, with standards called ""Hong Kong Time"" () and ""Macau Standard Time"" (). These have been equivalent to Beijing time since 1992. In addition, it has been proposed during 2005's NPC & CPPCC of China that provinces"
"also stated that Kansu-Szechwan time shall be the sole national time during the war time. After the war in 1945, these five times zones were implemented national widely. In 1949, after the Chinese Civil War, the Central People's Government abolished the five time zones and announced to use a single time zone named ""Beijing Time"" (). The term ""Chungyuan Standard Time"" () was still used by the Nationalist government on Taiwan until the early 2000s. Historical time zones of China The time zones of China refer to the time zone divisions used in China between 1918 and 1949. The first"
"to China, they retain their own policies regarding time zones for historical reasons. Due to their geographical locations, both are within the time zone, which is the same as the national standard — Beijing time. As an illustration of the wide range, the daylight hours for the Chinese westernmost—not including Xinjiang due to local customs (see below)—and easternmost county seats are included: The border with Afghanistan at the Wakhjir Pass has the sharpest official change of clocks of any international land frontier: UTC+8 in China to in Afghanistan. In Xinjiang, two time standards, namely, Beijing Time and Xinjiang Time, are"
"been used since 1980. The territory of the People's Republic of China is covered in the IANA time zone database by the following zones. The reason why Asia/Shanghai is used instead of Beijing is because Shanghai is the most populous location in the zone. Columns marked with * are from the file zone.tab of the database. The following zones, including Asia/Kashgar, Asia/Chongqing, and Asia/Harbin, are kept in the ""backzone"" file of the IANA timezone database for backward compatibility. Time in China The time in China follows a single standard time offset of (eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), despite"
"the ""Coastal Time"" was proposed to be the universal timezone for all the coastal ports in China. However, the timezone for the rest of China remained undetermined. Until 1913, the official time standard for the whole of China was still the apparent solar time of Beijing, the capital of the country at the time. Starting in 1914, the Republic of China government began adopting the Beijing Local Mean Solar Time as the official time standard. By 1918, five standard time zones had been proposed by the Central Observatory of Beiyang government of Republic of China, including the Kunlun (), Sinkiang-Tibet"
"(), Kansu-Szechwan (), Chungyuan (), and Changpai (). After the defeat of Beiyang government in 1928, the mission of the Central Observatory was moved to Nanjing, and the reference time standard used for the construction of traditional Chinese Calendar was shifted from Beijing Mean Solar Time to GMT+8. In 1930s, the proposed five timezones had not been fully observed, causing regions in inner China area to adopt their own time standards, resulting in chaos. On 9 March 1939, when the Ministry of the Interior organized a Standard Time Conference in Chongqing, it was decided to adopt the five timezone proposal"
"of the database. Xinjiang Time Xinjiang Time (), also known as Ürümqi Time (), is set due to its geographical location in the westernmost part of China. The time offset is which is two hours behind Beijing, and is shared with Kyrgyzstan and most of Kazakhstan. It is one of the two time standards, together with Beijing Time, being used in parallel in Xinjiang, China. Xinjiang Time has been abolished and re-established multiple times, especially during the period of the 1970s and 1980s. In February 1986, the Chinese government had approved the use of Xinjiang Time (UTC+6) in Xinjiang for"
"Xinjiang Time Xinjiang Time (), also known as Ürümqi Time (), is set due to its geographical location in the westernmost part of China. The time offset is which is two hours behind Beijing, and is shared with Kyrgyzstan and most of Kazakhstan. It is one of the two time standards, together with Beijing Time, being used in parallel in Xinjiang, China. Xinjiang Time has been abolished and re-established multiple times, especially during the period of the 1970s and 1980s. In February 1986, the Chinese government had approved the use of Xinjiang Time (UTC+6) in Xinjiang for civil purposes, while"
"used in parallel. Xinjiang Time, also known as Ürümqi Time (), is set due to its geographical location in the westernmost part of the country. The time offset is , which is two hours behind Beijing, and is shared with neighbouring Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Currently, timezone usage within Xinjiang is roughly split along the ethnic divide, with most ethnic Han following Beijing time and most ethnic Uyghurs following Ürümqi Time. Some local authorities are now using both time standards side by side. Television stations schedule programmes in different time standards according to their nature. The coexistence of two timezones within"
"governments under the influence of Communist Party of China, other than those in Xinjiang and Tibet, switched to use the same time as Beijing, which is GMT+8, and is later known as Beijing Time or China Standard Time. There are two independent sources that claim the Communist Party of China, and/or the People's Republic of China, were using apparent solar time for Beijing Time before the period between 27 September 1949 and 6 October 1949, and they adopted the time of GMT+8 within that period of time, but such claim is dubious. The change in use of time in Tibet"
"a number of locations along its course, and whose waters have been completely diverted before they can reach the Lop Lake. In the Dzungarian basin, a similar situation occurs with most rivers that historically flowed into Lake Manas. Some of the salt lakes, having lost much of their fresh water inflow, are now extensively use for the production of mineral salts (used e.g., in the manufacturing of potassium fertilizers); this includes the Lop Lake and the Manas Lake. Officially, Xinjiang is on the same time zone as the rest of China, Beijing Time (UTC+8). However, being roughly two time zones"
"those who live in eastern China. As such, stores and offices in Xinjiang are commonly open from 10am to 7pm Beijing Time, which equals 8am to 5pm in Ürümqi Time. This is known as the work/rest time in Xinjiang. In most areas of Xinjiang, the opening time of local authorities is additionally modified by shifting the morning session 30–60 minutes backward and the afternoon session 30 minutes forward to extend the lunch break for 60–90 minutes, so as to avoid the intense heat during noon time in the area during summer. Hong Kong maintains its own time authority after transfer"
"Daylight saving time in Asia As of 2017, daylight saving time is used in the following Asian countries: The People's Republic of China experimented with DST from 1986, but abandoned DST from 1992 onwards. The PRC now uses one time zone (UTC+8) for the whole country. The British first instituted summer time in Egypt in 1940, during the Second World War. The practice was stopped after 1945, but resumed 12 years later, in 1957. Before the revolution in January 2011, the government was planning to take a decision to abolish summer time in 2011 before President Hosni Mubarak's term expires"
"South on 30 April 1975, making it 1 hour ahead of North Vietnam. After 1975, the whole country came under the North Vietnamese time zone, . ""Principal cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Perth, Makassar This section is only partly updated for Russia which had the latest time zone changes in 2016. This concerns areas within 112°30′ E to 127°30′ E longitude. From south to north: UTC+08:00 UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . With an estimated population of 1.708"
"Traditional Chinese timekeeping The traditional Chinese time systems refers to the time standards for divisions of the day used in China until the introduction of the Shixian calendar in 1628 at the beginning of the Qing dynasty. The third chapter of the Huainanzi outlines 15 hours during daylight. These are dawn (), morning light (), daybreak (), early meal (), feast meal (), before noon (), noon (), short shadow (), evening (), long shadow (), high setting (), lower setting(), sunset (), twilight (), rest time (). These are correlated to each hour from 06:00 to 20:00 on the"
"is undocumented but is known to use till at least mid-1950s, and the use of time in Xinjiang have been switched back and forth between GMT+6 and GMT+8 during the period of 1969 and 1986 and resulted in the current multiple time standard situation in the area. (see ""Xinjiang"" section below for detail) Daylight saving time was observed from 1945 to 1948, and from 1986 to 1991. In 1997 and 1999, Hong Kong and Macau were transferred to China from the United Kingdom and Portugal and they were established as special administrative regions. Although the sovereignty of the SARs belongs"
"marks the greatest terrestrial time zone difference on Earth, with a 3.5 hour difference between Afghanistan's UTC+4:30 and China's UTC+08:00. The border area was a thoroughfare on the Silk Road. It is believed that the famous Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Xuanzang traveled this pass on his return trip back to China around 649 AD. The border was established between China and Afghanistan in an agreement between the British and the Russians in 1895 as part of the Great Game, although the Chinese and Afghans did not finally agree on the border until 1963. China and Afghanistan demarcated their border in 1963."
"west of the capital, some residents, local organization and local government follow another time standard known as Xinjiang Time (UTC+6). The division follows ethnic lines, with Han tending to use Beijing Time and Uyghurs tending to use Xinjiang Time; this is seen as a form of resistance to the central government. But regardless of preference in which time standard, most businesses and schools open and close two hours later than their equivalents in other regions of China. Deserts include: Due to the water situation, most of Xinjiang's population lives within fairly narrow belts that are stretched along the foothills of"
"railroad, aviation and telecommunication sectors were supposed to continue their operation on Beijing Time. However, the decision had been rejected by the local ethnic Han population and some Han-dominated regional governments. Currently, the timezone used within Xinjiang is roughly split along the ethnic divide, with most ethnic Han population in the area following Beijing Time, and most ethnic Uyghur population as well as population of some other ethnics in the area following Xinjiang Time. Some local authorities are now using both time standards side by side. The coexistence of two timezones within same region has caused some confusion among local"
"the transported soil dust from outside the city were the main sources of the high concentration of sulfate, one of the main factors causing the heavy air pollution over Ürümqi. Because of the use of a single time zone for all of China, in Ürümqi which is at a far western location in China, the sun is 2 hours and 10 minutes behind China Standard Time (CST = UTC+8). During early January the sun does not rise until 09:45 and it sets between 18:45 and 19:10 local time. In September and March the sun rises around 08:00, and sets around"
"other news corporation. CCTV had given those corporation access to the Chinese media market in exchange for cable delivery in US and Europe, mainly delivering CCTV-9 programs. Currently CCTV has 10 channels broadcasting around the world (CCTV-娱乐 (Entertainment), CCTV-戏曲 (Chinese Opera International), CCTV-13, CCTV-4 in Chinese, CCTV-NEWS and CCTV-9 Documentary) in English, CCTV-Français in French, CCTV-Español in Spanish, CCTV-العربية in Arabic, and CCTV-Русский in Russian. CCTV-4 ASIA used Japanese in Japan. A Portuguese channel is planned for the near future. The CCTV-4 channel split into three separate channels on 1 April 2007—each serves different time zones: China Standard Time (CST),"
"someone is talking about modern seconds. Traditional Chinese timekeeping The traditional Chinese time systems refers to the time standards for divisions of the day used in China until the introduction of the Shixian calendar in 1628 at the beginning of the Qing dynasty. The third chapter of the Huainanzi outlines 15 hours during daylight. These are dawn (), morning light (), daybreak (), early meal (), feast meal (), before noon (), noon (), short shadow (), evening (), long shadow (), high setting (), lower setting(), sunset (), twilight (), rest time (). These are correlated to each hour"
"zone, countries which adopted the calendar but calculate with their own time could vary from the time in China. Calendars of ethnic groups in the mountains and plateaus of southwestern China and the grasslands of northern China are based on their phenology and algorithms of traditional calendars of different periods, particularly the Tang and pre-Qin dynasties. Elements of the traditional Chinese calendar are: The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, similar to the Hindu and Hebrew calendars. The movements of the sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn (known as the seven luminaries) are the references for calendar calculations. The Big"
"CE, and 108 ""ke"" from 544–565. Several of the roughly 50 Chinese calendars also divided each ""ke"" into 100 ""fen"", although others divided each ""ke"" into 60 ""fen"". In 1280, the ""Shoushi"" (Season Granting) calendar further subdivided each ""fen"" into 100 ""miao"", creating a complete decimal time system of 100 ""ke"", 100 ""fen"" and 100 ""miao"". Chinese decimal time ceased to be used in 1645 when the ""Shixian"" (Constant Conformity) calendar, based on European astronomy and brought to China by the Jesuits, adopted 96 ""ke"" per day alongside 12 double hours, making each ""ke"" exactly one-quarter hour. In 1754, Jean"
"winter and over three in summer. Kotzebue, Alaska, also near the same meridian but north of the Arctic Circle, has an annual event on August 9 to celebrate ""two"" sunsets in the same 24-hour day, one shortly after midnight at the start of the day, and the other shortly before midnight at the end of the day. Also, China extends as far west as 73°34′E, but all parts of it use (120°E), so solar ""noon"" can occur as late as 15:00 in western portions of China such as Xinjiang and Tibet. Many countries, and sometimes just certain regions of countries,"
"in the west (such as Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Chongqing) should use the time offset of UTC+07:00. However, this proposal has not been voted upon yet.. In the 1870s, the Shanghai Xujiahui Observatory was constructed by a French Catholic missionary. In 1880s officials in Shanghai French Concession started to provide a time announcement service using the Shanghai Mean Solar Time provided by the aforementioned observatory for ships into and out of Shanghai. By the end of 19th century, the time standard provided by the observatory had been switched to GMT+8. The practice has spread to other coastal ports, and in 1902"
"conceived. Newfoundland, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, the Marquesas, as well as parts of Australia use half-hour deviations from standard time, and some nations, such as Nepal, and some provinces, such as the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, use quarter-hour deviations. Some countries, such as China and India, use a single time zone even though the extent of their territory far exceeds 15° of longitude. ISO 8601 is an international standard that defines methods of representing dates and times in textual form, including specifications for representing time zones. If a time is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a ""Z"""
"colleges in China also uses the two-semesters system, while a small portion of Chinese universities, such as Shanghai University, are experimenting with the quarter system. From January to February or March is the Winter break or Lunar New Year break. Summer break is normally from July to the end of August. In Northern China, the winter break is longer and the summer break is shorter; the opposite applies in Southern China. There are some casual holiday breaks: In Costa Rica the school year runs for ten months. It starts in the first week of February and ends in the last"
"China Today (CCTV) China Today is CCTV-9's only news program that focuses on news issues and current affairs around China. The 30 minute program broadcasts at 2200 China Standard Time (UTC+8), or 1400 UTC everyday, and rebroadcasts twice at 0100 and 0700 UTC+8 the next morning, or 1700 and 2300 UTC. The Sunday edition of ""China Today"" is called ""China This Week"", which takes a look back at major issues happen around the country within the previous 6 days. All of ""China Today""s programs are available on CCTV's English website. From April 26, 2010, ""China Today"" was replaced by a"
"the area between meridians 97°30′ E and 112°30′ E. <br>As a result, there are places which, despite lying in an area with a ""physical"" UTC+07 time, actually use another time zone. <br>Conversely, there are areas that have gone for UTC+07, even though their ""physical"" time zone is UTC+08, UTC+06, or even UTC+05. This concerns areas within 97°30′ E to 112°30′ E longitude. Eastern part of Myanmar In China, many parts of central China including: In Russia Outside China & Russia: A (western) part Sakha Republic in Russia, including the urban localities Aykhal and Udachny. In Indonesia: UTC+07:00 UTC+07:00 is an"
"summer solstice, and moved forward one ""kè"" every 9th day from summer solstice to the winter solstice. The Xia Calendar (), introduced in 102 AD, added or subtracted a ""kè"" to the start of night whenever the sun moved 2.5° north or south from its previous position. Chinese still uses characters from these systems to describe time, even though China has changed to the UTC standards of hours, minutes, and seconds. ""Shí"" is still used to describe the hour. Because of the potential for confusion, ""xiǎoshí"" (, literally ""small hour"") is sometimes used for the hour as part of a"