In western China the sun sometimes rises at 10 a.m.

China spans roughly 5,000 km from east to west, geographically five time zones. Officially, since 1949, only Beijing Time (UTC+8) applies everywhere. In Kashgar in the far west, the winter sun therefore rises around 10 a.m. Many Uyghurs unofficially keep their own local time, two hours earlier.

Useful: Time zones are political decisions, not laws of nature.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

China Geografie Zeitzonen

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