Local Time in China
China has 7 cities in the NowZones set across 1 IANA zone(s): Asia/Shanghai. Open a city for a live clock, or a comparison when you need the hour gap to another region.
Civil time in China
China keeps a single civil clock — China Standard Time, UTC+08:00 — even though the country spans roughly five hours of longitude. The IANA identifier you will see on this site for the published Chinese cities is Asia/Shanghai. There is no daylight saving.
That national choice means Ürümqi and Kashgar live far west of the meridian the offset is built on: clock noon arrives long after solar noon. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen share the numbered hours exactly; only sunrise, sunset and local habit differ.
When you schedule against China, convert to Beijing Time once and reuse it. Do not invent a “western China zone” in a calendar unless the other party has explicitly asked to work on a local unofficial clock.
Zones used in China
Asia/Shanghai · CST
Currently UTC+08:00 · Daylight saving: not in effect