How many time zones does China have? .. I guess Beijing isn't the first place where its morning there from what I know and see on the map.. right? ... or they have one of those dumb systems where its the same hour all over the country?
i'm pretty sure they use 1 timezone in the whole country, even though the country itself is in multiple timezones.
must suck for those who live in the east, need to get up really early.
That's backed up by this site. China has five time zones but it only uses one standard time. However that quoted explanation doesn't make sense to me, how can China cover five time zones, but the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan Province all be in the same time zone?
https://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/time_difference.htmGeographically, China covers five time zones (Zhongyuan, Longshu, Tibet, Kunlun and Changbai Time Zones). 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.