Tongling, Anhui, China uses Asia/Shanghai, currently CST (UTC+08:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Tongling is a city in China, with a population of about 402,100. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
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Tongling sits on the south bank of the Yangtze in southern Anhui and takes its name from the copper that has been mined in the surrounding hills since antiquity. The centre is a compact modern grid, with the river and its port facilities forming the northern edge of the city.
The city's identity is bound up with copper, and its museums and public sculpture reflect a mining history stretching back thousands of years. The Yangtze frontage is the main open space, and the hills south of the city offer walking within easy reach of the centre.
Buses cover the city and taxis are inexpensive and plentiful. High-speed rail connects along the Yangtze corridor toward Nanjing and Hefei, and the compact centre is straightforward on foot.
Spring and autumn are mild and the most comfortable seasons. Summers in the Yangtze valley are hot and humid with a distinct plum-rain period, and winters are cold and damp without much snow.
China uses the CNY, calling code +86.
China uses the renminbi, quoted in yuan, and Mandarin is the standard language with local Jianghuai speech common in daily life. Mobile payment is used almost universally and cash is increasingly awkward, so arranging a working payment method in advance matters.
