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Yuhuan Economic Development Zone
Zhejiang Yuhuan Economic Development Zone (), also known as Yuhuan New Town (), formerly known as Zhejiang Damaiyu Economic Development Zone (), was originally the Damaiyu Taiwan Trade Zone (), established in June 1992. It is a provincial-level Provincial economic and technological development zone, economic and technological development zone located in Yuhuan City, Zhejiang Province, with jurisdiction over Damaiyu Port, Xuanmen Phase II (37 square kilometers), and Xuanmen Phase III (45.3 square kilometers). Within the administrative region of Yuhuan City, the jurisdiction is akin to a Administrative divisions of China, township-level unit. The Yuhuan Economic Development Zone Administrative Committee is a dispatched institution of the Yuhuan Municipal People's Government. History In June 1992, the Damaiyu Taiwan Trade Zone was established. In November 1993, with the approval of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, the Zhejiang Damaiyu Economic Development Zone was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In China
The time in China follows a single standard time offset of UTC+08:00 (eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), even though the country spans almost five geographical time zones. The official national standard time is called ''Beijing Time'' (BJT, ) domestically and ''China Standard Time'' (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. China Standard Time (UTC+8) is consistent across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Mongolia, etc. History In the 1870s, the Shanghai Xujiahui Observatory was constructed by a French Catholic missionary. In 1880s officials in Shanghai French Concession started to provide a time announcement service using the Shanghai Mean Solar Time provided by the aforementioned observatory for ships into and out of Shanghai. By the end of 19th century, the time standard provided by the observatory had been switched to GMT+08:00. The practice has spread to other coastal ports, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
