With a 60-degree longitudinal span, the territory of China covers five eastern (5th-9th) time zones according to the world time zoning practice. For convenience's sake, the country uses a uniform clock time - that of Beijing, which belongs to the 8th Eastern Time zone.
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World Time Zones
(When Beijing is at Noontime) |
Time | Cities | 12:00 | Hong Kong, Manila, Perth | 13:00 | Tokyo, Seoul | 14:00 | Sydney, Guam | 16:00 | Auckland, Fiji | 18:00 | Hawaii, Anchorage | 20:00 | Los Angeles, Vancouver | 21:00 | Denver | 22:00 | Chicago, Mexico City | 23:00 | New York, Montreal, Lima | 24:00 | Halifax, Buenos Aires | 1:00 | Rio de Janeiro | 4:00 | London, Lisbon | 5:00 | Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Rome | 6:00 | Cairo, Cape Town, Istanbul | 7:00 | Moscow, Nairobi, Baghdad | 9:00 | Bombay, Karachi | 11:00 | Singapore, Bangkok |
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