Guyuan, Ningxia, China uses Asia/Shanghai, currently CST (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Guyuan is a city in China, with a population of about 411,900. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
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Guyuan lies in the southern part of Ningxia on the dry Loess Plateau, at a higher elevation than much of the region. The centre is compact and modern, serving a wide and thinly populated agricultural hinterland.
The Xumishan grottoes north of the city are the principal historic site, a set of Buddhist cave temples carved into red sandstone hills. The eroded loess landscape around the city is the defining scenery of this region, and the local museum holds finds from the area's position on old trade routes.
Buses and taxis cover the city, and the centre is small enough to walk. Reaching the grottoes and the surrounding countryside requires a hired car or a local bus, and journeys take longer than distances suggest.
The altitude makes summers mild and pleasant, which is unusual for this latitude and the main reason to come at that time. Winters are long, cold and dry, and spring can bring dust carried off the plateau.
China uses the CNY, calling code +86.
China uses the renminbi, quoted in yuan, and Mandarin is the standard language, with a significant Hui Muslim population in this region shaping local food and custom. Mobile payment is the norm, and setting one up before arriving saves considerable difficulty.
