Where to stay
Neighborhood guide
Tantou is a town within Dongguan in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong, part of the dense manufacturing belt between Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It is industrial and residential, built on flat delta land.
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Tantou, Guangdong, China uses Asia/Shanghai, currently CST (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Tantou is a city in China, with a population of about 320,300. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zone
UTC offset
UTC+08:00
Country
🇨🇳 China
Population
320,304
Calling code
+86
Currency
CNY
Tantou vs. other major cities
Shift date & time
−12h+12h
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- Sunrise / sunset
- 06:23 / 17:54
- Day length
- 11h 31m
Tantou, beyond the clock
Written for people arriving, calling in, or planning a trip around the time difference.
What to see
Timed to the light
There are no significant attractions in the town itself. The Humen area nearby holds the site where opium was destroyed before the first Opium War, marked by a museum and fort ruins that are of real historical significance, and Guangzhou and Shenzhen are both close.
Weather & daylight
October
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Daylight
- 11h 31m
Getting around
Transit notes
Buses and taxis cover local distances, and the delta's expressway network makes driving the usual choice. High-speed rail and metro connections reach the neighbouring cities.
Best time to visit
Seasons & timing
Autumn is the most comfortable, being drier and clearer. Summers in the delta are hot and very humid with a typhoon season, and winters are mild.
Currency & language
🇨🇳 CNY
China uses the CNY, calling code +86.
China uses the renminbi, quoted in yuan, and Mandarin is standard with Cantonese the everyday speech of the delta. Mobile payment is near-universal.
Common questions
What time zone is Tantou in?
Tantou uses the Asia/Shanghai time zone, currently CST (UTC+08:00).
Does Tantou observe daylight saving time?
No clock changes are scheduled for Tantou in the next year.
How many hours ahead or behind is Tantou?
Tantou 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: .