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Current time and date in Taiwan:
Did you know that Taiwan once used daylight savings time? In this blog, in addition to the current time and date in Taiwan, we will cover the history of telling time in Taiwan, as well as a table of ROC years, Japanese Imperial Years, and Chinese Dynastical Years which can be a useful reference when researching Taiwan's history.
Q: What time is it in Taiwan right now? A: You can check the current time and date for Taiwan above (12-hour): You can also check the current time for Taiwan below (24-hour): Q: What is the current date in Taiwan right now? A: You can check the current date for Taiwan above.
Q: What is the current date in Taiwan right now in ROC years? What is the ROC year for Taiwan?
You can check the current date for Taiwan in ROC years below:
Current Date, ROC Year:
Q: What Time Zone does Taiwan use?
A: Taiwan uses the China Standard Time (CST) time zone, which is UTC/GMT +8 hours, in other words, it is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Q: Does Taiwan have different time zones? A: No, Taiwan has the same time zone throughout the whole country, which is China Standard Time (CST) (UTC/GMT +8 hours). This means it is the same time in Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, along with all the outer islands like Kinmen, Matsu, Green Island, and Lanyu.
Questions on the Historic Background of Time in Taiwan 台灣日期與時間的歷史:
Q: Did the Republic of China (Taiwan) ever consider using different time zones within the country?
A: Yes, five different time zones were proposed for the country in 1918. However, it was hard to implement these different time zones in rural China, and chaos ensued. It was decided to use Kansu-Szechwan Time (UTC/GMT +7 hours) during WWII. The five time zones resumed after WWII for a short time, however after the Communist Party of China took control of China proper, Beijing Standard Time (UTC/GMT +8 hours) was implemented for the whole country, however, Xinjiang Time (UTC/GMT +6 hours) is used alongside Beijing Standard Time. During the Japanese era, Taiwan used Central Standard Time (UTC/GMT +9 hours), however after WWII when Taiwan was taken over by the Republic of China, it changed to the five time zone system in China, placing it on Chungyuan Standard Time (中原時區) (UTC/GMT +8 hours), later named National Standard Time (國家準時間) which it still uses today. Q: Why does Taiwan still use China Standard Time (CST)? A: After WWII when Taiwan was taken over by the Republic of China, it changed to the five time zone system in China, placing it on Chungyuan Standard Time (中原時區) (UTC/GMT +8 hours), later named National Standard Time (國家準時間) which it still uses today, and happens to be the same time zone as China Standard Time (CST). Q: What countries are in the same time zone as Taiwan? A: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Russia (Irkutsk), Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Central Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and Western Australia all use China Standard Time (CST). Q: What is Taiwan's telephone country code? A: +886 Q: Does Taiwan use daylight savings? A: No, Taiwan does not currently use daylight savings. Q: Has Taiwan ever used daylight savings time? A: Yes, Taiwan used daylight savings time during the summer in 1946–1961, 1974, 1975, and 1979. In Chinese it was known as Summer Time (夏令時間). Q: What is ROC year? A: This means the years since the beginning of the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) in 1912. This follows the tradition of using the years of each emperor during Chinese dynasties to keep time. ROC years also happen to be the same as the Juche calendar used in North Korea, which started with Kim Il Sung's birth in 1912. Q: Why Does Taiwan still use ROC years? A: Officially Taiwan is the Republic of China or ROC, and the ROC years mark the founding of the country. Taiwan first adopted this calendar in 1945 when the ROC took Taiwan from the Japanese and still uses it today. Q: What year is 2024 in ROC years? A: 2024 is year ROC Year 113. To convert Gregorian Calendar years into ROC years, take the Gregorian Year and subtract by 1911. If this is too hard to do in your head, check the chart below. Chart comparing ROC years and Japanese Years to Gregorian Calendar years 民國/西元/日據時代對照表:
Other years prior to 1912 relevant to the history of Taiwan: Chart comparing Chinese Dynastical Years, Japanese Years, and Gregorian Calendar Years 中國/西元/日據時代對年份照表:
I hope the information above is helpful to you. I will be referring to it often because the history of Taiwan in Chinese often refers to these non-Gregorian dates.
Thanks for reading and be sure to check out more info about Taiwan in our FAQ section here.
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I read that in keeping to traditional Chinese tradition, Sun Yat-sen and the Republic chose to keep the system of dynasitic years, rather than go to the western system of years. It will be interesting to see what happens, if or when the ROC and PRC make peace, whether the ROC years will continue, or the ROC will end, like all the emperors years ended upon their expiration, and that everyone just runs off the western system of years. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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