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China

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Current time in Beijing

Beijing is the capital of China, in Asia.

CapitalBeijing
ContinentAsia
Time zonesUTC+6, UTC+8 (no daylight saving)
CurrencyChinese Yuan (CNY)
Calling code+86
Internet domain.cn
Area9,596,960 km² (3,705,407 sq mi)
NeighboursLaos, Bhutan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, North Korea, Russia, Vietnam, India

Travelling to China

Emergency numbersPolice 110
Ambulance 120
Fire 119
Plugs and socketsType A, Type I
Mains electricity220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRight

Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.

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Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Harbin, Dongguan, Hefei, Weifang, Nanjing, Shenyang, Foshan, Jinan, Dalian, Wuzhong, Qingdao, Yantai, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Nanning, Kunming, Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Pudong, Taiyuan, Zibo, Xiamen, Yangzhou, Huai'an, Guiyang, Bao'an, Wuxi, Lanzhou, Fuzhou, Ürümqi, Zaozhuang, Zhongshan, Shantou, Ningbo, Puyang, Shiyan, Hohhot, Tangshan, Lüliang, Anshan, Changzhou, Datong, Changsha, Huainan, Haikou, Huizhou, Yinchuan, Baotou, Linyi, Baoding, Minhang, Bazhong, Wenzhou, Yunfu, Xining, Nanchang, Shaoxing, Nantong, Baoshan, Zhuhai, Ordos, Qingyang, Kunshan, Zunyi, Lianyungang, Puning, Ganzhou, Songjiang, Jieyang, Jilin, Jiading, Shangqiu, Nanchong, Nanyang, Jiangmen, Jiangyin, Fuyang, Bayan Nur, Chengtangcun, Chaozhou, Qingyuan, Tai’an, Changshu, Lu’an, Yancheng, Taizhou, Daqing, Wuhu, Dazhou, Guilin, Zhaoqing, Mianyang, Wanzhou, Putian, Jinzhou, Yiwu, Quanzhou, Jinhua, Cixi, Changde, Kaifeng, Baoji, Suqian, Liuzhou, Zhangjiagang, Xinyang, Jinjiang, Bozhou, Qujing, Zhanjiang, Fushun, Luoyang, Guankou, Lianjiang, Handan, Yichang, Heze, Liupanshui, Maoming, Qinzhou, Luohe, Xiangyang, Yangjiang, Yixing, Qingpu, Xuchang, Zigong, Xuzhou, Neijiang, Heshan, Jining, Putuo, Liaocheng, Jinzhong, Changzhi, Tianshui, Yangpu.

Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.