Where to stay
Neighborhood guide
Qitaihe is a coal-mining city in eastern Heilongjiang, in the far northeast of China. It is a compact industrial town set among low hills, built around the mines that remain its principal industry.
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Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China uses Asia/Shanghai, currently CST (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Qitaihe is a city in China, home to around 345,000 people. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Time zone
UTC offset
UTC+08:00
Country
🇨🇳 China
Population
345,033
Calling code
+86
Currency
CNY
Qitaihe vs. other major cities
Shift date & time
−12h+12h
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- Sunrise / sunset
- 05:40 / 16:20
- Day length
- 10h 41m
Qitaihe, beyond the clock
Written for people arriving, calling in, or planning a trip around the time difference.
What to see
Timed to the light
The city is industrial rather than a destination, but it has an outsized sporting reputation as the training base that has produced a remarkable number of Chinese Olympic short-track speed skating champions. The surrounding hills and the wetlands of the Sanjiang plain are the regional landscape.
Weather & daylight
October
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Daylight
- 10h 41m
Getting around
Transit notes
Buses and taxis cover the city and the centre is compact. Rail and road connections run toward Jiamusi and Harbin.
Best time to visit
Seasons & timing
Summer is short, mild and the most comfortable. Winters in Heilongjiang are long and severely cold, which is precisely what makes it a skating region.
Currency & language
🇨🇳 CNY
China uses the CNY, calling code +86.
China uses the renminbi, quoted in yuan, and Mandarin is the standard language with the distinctive northeastern accent. Mobile payment is near-universal.
Common questions
What time zone is Qitaihe in?
Qitaihe uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone, currently CST (UTC+08:00).
Does Qitaihe observe daylight saving time?
No clock changes are scheduled for Qitaihe in the next year.
How many hours ahead or behind is Qitaihe?
Qitaihe is 8 hours ahead of UTC, 12 hours ahead of New York City, 7 hours ahead of London and 1 hour behind Tokyo. Relative to your own clock: .