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The Current Local Date and Time in Changdao, China (CN)

Time Zone Asia/Shanghai

13:10:01

Local Time Date and Timezone

Where is Changdao? (China, CN)

Changdao is a city located in China (CN).
Latitude 34.20488 Longitude 105.33651

Changdao location on the China (CN) map

Information about Changdao

City: Changdao
Country: China (CN)
Latitude: 34.20488
Longitude: 105.33651
Time Zone: Asia/Shanghai

Time zone and UTC offset ofChangdao

Changdao, China is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone, which is currently UTC+8. Daylight saving time is not observed in this time zone, so the offset stays the same all year.

Current time difference with other cities

Changdao is 7 hours ahead of London
Changdao is 12 hours ahead of New York
Changdao is 15 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Changdao is 4 hours ahead of Dubai
Changdao is 1 hour behind Tokyo
Changdao is 3 hours behind Sydney

Frequently asked questions about time inChangdao

What time zone is Changdao in?

Changdao, China is in the Asia/Shanghai time zone (currently UTC+8).

Does Changdao observe daylight saving time?

No, the clocks do not change during the year in this time zone.

What is the time difference between Changdao and New York?

Changdao is 12 hours ahead of New York (the difference can change when either place switches to or from daylight saving time).

What are the coordinates of Changdao?

Changdao is located at latitude 34.20488 and longitude 105.33651.

Sunrise, sunset and moon phase inChangdao today

Astronomical data for October 16, 2026 in Changdao, calculated for the Asia/Shanghai time zone. All times are local.

Sun

Sunrise: 07:04
Solar noon: 12:44
Sunset: 18:24
Length of day: 11 h 19 min

Moon

Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 28%
Moon age: about 5.2 days
Moonrise: 12:26
Moonset: 21:56

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City of Changdao

The changdao (traditional Chinese: 長刀; simplified Chinese: 长刀; pinyin: chángdāo; lit. 'long sword') was a two-handed, single-edged Chinese sword. The term changdao has been translated as "long saber," "saber-staff," or "long-handled saber." During the Ming dynasty, changdao was often used as a general term for two-handed swords and was used in the frequent raids along the coast. After Republican Era, the term miaodao is sometimes used to describe changdao due to similarity. Tang dynasty sources describe the changdao as being identical to the modao (Chinese: 陌刀), but the modao may have been a double-edged weapon like earlier zhanmajian. The changdao seems to have first appeared during the Tang dynasty as the preferred weapon choice for elite vanguard infantry units in the Tang army. It was described as having an overall length of seven feet, composed of a three-foot-long single-edged blade and a four-foot-long pole grip. Due to its considerable length and size, it became one of the hallmarks of elite Tang infantry and was often placed at the front of the army as spearheads against enemy formations. The Taibai Yinjing states: In one army, there are 12,500 officers and men. Ten thousand men in eight sections bearing peidao; two thousand five hundred men in two sections with modao. This version of the changdao seems to have lost favor after the Tang dynasty. The changdao reappeared again during the Ming dynasty as a general term for two-handed single-edged swords. It was viewed very positively as an effective weapon by Qi Jiguang, who acquired a Kage-ryū (Aizu) manual from Japanese wokou, studied it, and modified it for his troops and used its tactics against enemies on the Mongol border c. 1560. Qi specified a sword length of 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), similar to the Japanese ōdachi. Its handle was long and slightly more than one-third of its total length, and its curve shallower than Japanese swords. Commanding up to 100,000 troops on the Mongol border, General Qi found the changdao so effective that up to forty percent of his commandos carried it; it stayed in service throughout the late Ming dynasty. The changdao is often compared to the Japanese ōdachi or nagamaki which bear close resemblances and similarities to it.
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