Shanghai runs on China Standard Time — Beijing Time — at UTC+8, the single official time for all of mainland China. There is no daylight saving time, so the clock never changes during the year.
Time zone facts
- IANA time zone: Asia/Shanghai
- Country: China (CN)
- Coordinates: 31.2304°, 121.4737°
Why the time zone is called ‘Asia/Shanghai’
In the international time zone database used by phones and computers, the zone for all of mainland China is named Asia/Shanghai, after the country’s largest city — even though the time itself is called Beijing Time.
Trading hours
The Shanghai Stock Exchange trades from 9:30 to 11:30 and from 13:00 to 15:00. Its session ends before the European markets open, so news from Shanghai reaches London over breakfast.