Comments on: Daylight Savings Time in China???…没有了！ http://benross.net/wordpress/daylight-savings-time-in-china%e6%b2%a1%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/2008/03/09/ Urban Sociology and Urbanism, in China and North America Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:41:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Yuefei http://benross.net/wordpress/daylight-savings-time-in-china%e6%b2%a1%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/2008/03/09/comment-page-1/#comment-15373 Yuefei Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:12:35 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=162#comment-15373 During its time, the Soviet Union spanned 11 timezones. However, planes, trains, ships, etc. were schedule using Moscow time (UTC +3). During its time, the Soviet Union spanned 11 timezones. However, planes, trains, ships, etc. were schedule using Moscow time (UTC +3).

]]> By: Ji Village News http://benross.net/wordpress/daylight-savings-time-in-china%e6%b2%a1%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/2008/03/09/comment-page-1/#comment-15059 Ji Village News Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:30:52 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=162#comment-15059 The PRC adopted Daylight Savings Time for a very short while, maybe for a couple of years, in the mid to late 80's. I remembered it well, because it was a novelty thing for me to do at that time. I googled a bit, and found this background info from Baidu: http://baike.baidu.com/view/131456.htm The PRC adopted Daylight Savings Time for a very short while, maybe for a couple of years, in the mid to late 80’s. I remembered it well, because it was a novelty thing for me to do at that time.

I googled a bit, and found this background info from Baidu:
http://baike.baidu.com/view/131456.htm

]]> By: Benjamin Ross http://benross.net/wordpress/daylight-savings-time-in-china%e6%b2%a1%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/2008/03/09/comment-page-1/#comment-14986 Benjamin Ross Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:09:02 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=162#comment-14986 @anonymous Thanks for pointing out the error. A correction has been made @Matt I actually did a little research into it before writing the article, and it does seem that Indiana is the weird one when it comes to time zones. It is partly central and partly eastern. I also read that recently several counties have defected into the central time zone. I am guessing (and this is all conjecture) that the reason they wanted to be on Central Time is that many of those counties in Western Indiana are more or less part of the greater Chicago area, and it made more sense for their clocks to be in sync with the Windy City, rather than their fellow Indiana brethren. @anonymous

Thanks for pointing out the error. A correction has been made

@Matt

I actually did a little research into it before writing the article, and it does seem that Indiana is the weird one when it comes to time zones. It is partly central and partly eastern. I also read that recently several counties have defected into the central time zone. I am guessing (and this is all conjecture) that the reason they wanted to be on Central Time is that many of those counties in Western Indiana are more or less part of the greater Chicago area, and it made more sense for their clocks to be in sync with the Windy City, rather than their fellow Indiana brethren.

]]> By: Matt Schiavenza http://benross.net/wordpress/daylight-savings-time-in-china%e6%b2%a1%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/2008/03/09/comment-page-1/#comment-14983 Matt Schiavenza Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:08:30 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=162#comment-14983 Actually, I think China used to be divided into time zones until the mid-90s, when the government wanted to "unify" the country by including everywhere under Beijing time. This was probably in conjuction with the Jiang Zemin-era "develop the west!" campaign but I digress. In Kunming we are far enough west to be affected by the lack of a geographically specific time zone, but the effect is usually a benign one for late risers like myself- the sun doesn't set until at least 6:30 here even in January. And the situation in the US is further complicated because individual states (and even counties) can legally choose to not recognize daylight savings time- I think I read somewhere that a few counties in Indiana are an hour ahead or behind others that are a fifteen-minute drive away. And yep- it's "spring ahead" and "fall back" Actually, I think China used to be divided into time zones until the mid-90s, when the government wanted to “unify” the country by including everywhere under Beijing time. This was probably in conjuction with the Jiang Zemin-era “develop the west!” campaign but I digress.

In Kunming we are far enough west to be affected by the lack of a geographically specific time zone, but the effect is usually a benign one for late risers like myself- the sun doesn’t set until at least 6:30 here even in January.

And the situation in the US is further complicated because individual states (and even counties) can legally choose to not recognize daylight savings time- I think I read somewhere that a few counties in Indiana are an hour ahead or behind others that are a fifteen-minute drive away.

And yep- it’s “spring ahead” and “fall back”

]]> By: Anonymous http://benross.net/wordpress/daylight-savings-time-in-china%e6%b2%a1%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/2008/03/09/comment-page-1/#comment-14964 Anonymous Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:41:24 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=162#comment-14964 >You never fall forward nor spring back. Isn't it that we fall backward and spring forward? >You never fall forward nor spring back.

Isn’t it that we fall backward and spring forward?

]]> By: michael http://benross.net/wordpress/daylight-savings-time-in-china%e6%b2%a1%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%86%ef%bc%81/2008/03/09/comment-page-1/#comment-14934 michael Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:21:48 +0000 http://www.benross.net/wordpress/?p=162#comment-14934 And it's amazing that even within Xinjiang you can feel the differences in sunset and sunrise times. Take the train from Hami to Kashgar and you'll notice that the sun rises almost an hour later! And it’s amazing that even within Xinjiang you can feel the differences in sunset and sunrise times. Take the train from Hami to Kashgar and you’ll notice that the sun rises almost an hour later!

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