The People's Republic of China has a longitudinal extent of almost 60° or 240 minutes, but legally the entire country is located in a single time zone (locals called it Beijing time). Summer time was used previously, but today it is not used.

If we consider the situation geographically, then China is located in 5 time zones. Not long ago, for ease of use, the only time set here was UTC +8 (except for two regions). The Chinese leadership today does not see much need to divide the territory into several time zones. Firstly, China is not as drawn-out as, for example, Russia. And Beijing, as the most populous region of the country, lies in a single time zone.

Even before the beginning of the 20th century, a single time was not established in this country. The clocks were counted in different ways, taking into account astronomical observations. In China, socio-economic and external issues have been resolved for a long time, and the situation with determining exact time zones has been pushed back more and more often. This issue was first addressed only in 1928. With the reform that was carried out then, they decided to divide China into standard times. According to it, the east of Xinjiang belonged to the UTC time zone +5.30, the rest of these regions - to +6, the central part of China - +7, coastal regions - +8, eastern and northern parts of China - +8.30.

In 1949, after the civil war, the communists generally proposed not to divide the territory into zone times, but to introduce regional methods of time calculation.

In 2005, it was proposed to divide the territory of China into 2 time zones (at a people's meeting). But this proposal was not even put to a vote.

China has abandoned daylight saving time. In 1986, it was still seen as an opportunity to save energy, but the federal government noticed that not only did it not produce any results, but it also caused confusion for some residents. Because of this, China officially abandoned daylight saving time in 1991. If we look up historical data, it was also used briefly in 1940-41.

Time difference between China and Moscow

Almost all of China is in the 8th time zone, which differs by 5 hours from Moscow time. The exceptions are Tibet and Xinjiang, whose time differs by another 2 hours from the general Chinese one.

Time in Western China: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the difference with Beijing

In the Chinese West there is the Xinjiang Uyghur region (autonomous), which is geographically noticeably distant from Beijing and the main part of the country. Local residents of the area unofficially use, for convenience, in parallel with the official time, the hour of Urumqi, which differs by 120 minutes from the main Beijing time.

For residents of the western Chinese region, this became a simple necessity, because if in Beijing lunch came, as expected, at 12.00, then in Kashkagar it was about 3 days. This shift was very noticeable and uncomfortable for people. Although the Chinese use Beijing time, and the Uyghurs use Urumqi, their working and school days (according to solar hour) take place simultaneously.

Since there is a difference of 120 minutes between Beijing and Urumqi, the working hours of representative organizations are also different. If compared with Beijing time, then in the western part of China, unlike the central or eastern territories, the working day will begin 2 hours later. Bus stops usually display both Beijing time and Urumqi time.

Often in Beijing at 9 pm there is no place to eat and local residents are already at home and getting ready to rest. In Xinjiang, according to Beijing time, the dinner period is in full swing, since they go to rest only at midnight. In Western China, in some hotels you can see clocks with two dials to guide you by the official hour and Urumqi.

Comparison of operating mode for those using Beijing time and Urumqi time.

Geographically, China is located in five time zones. But officially, throughout the country there is a single Beijing time - UTC+8, which differs from Moscow by five hours. An exception was made only for the westernmost regions of the country - Xinjiang and Tibet, where Xinjiang time is also used, which is two hours behind the general Chinese time. TV schedules and traffic displays in these regions typically show both Xinjiang and Beijing time.

Interestingly, China also does not have daylight saving time. In 1986, the federal government decided to implement daylight saving time to save energy. However, the innovation did not take root; in many regions with long daylight hours, changing the switches not only did not bring the expected reduction in electricity consumption, but also created confusion. Therefore, in 1991, daylight saving time was officially abolished.

Time zones in Chinese history

From ancient times until the beginning of the twentieth century, there was no single time in China. In each province, the clock was counted in its own way, based on astronomical observations. In the 19th century, when conferences were held in Europe to establish international Greenwich Time, parallels, meridians and determine time zones, China tried to solve its socio-economic and external problems. Every year the country plunged deeper into crisis, and the question of establishing a single time was pushed further and further.

Only in 1928 was the first reform concerning time calculation carried out. European standards were used. The country was divided into 5 time zones:

• UTC+5:30 - in the west of Xinjiang and Tibet;
• UTC+6 - in the east of Xinjiang and Tibet;
• UTC+7 - for the central regions of China;
• UTC+8 - for coastal areas;
• UTC+8:30 - for the northeast of the country.

Soon after this reform, China plunged into civil war. After their victory in 1949, the communists, who sought to introduce uniform standards throughout the country, abolished the division into time zones. Since this system in some cases turned out to be inconvenient (in the east of the country it began to get dark in the afternoon, and in the west the sun came to its zenith in the evening), after some time regional methods of time calculation appeared in China (as, for example, in Xinjiang and Tibet).

Chinese leaders justify their decision by saying that China did not have such an urgent need to divide into time zones as, for example, in Russia. Firstly, the country is located near the equator, and each time zone in it has a very large extent, and, secondly, the most densely populated region of China fits into one time zone.

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