China is such a big country and at the moment I am in the west in Yunnan province. It doesn’t get light here until about 8 am which is a little strange as I usually wake up long before that.  Nothing really happens until after 9 am. 

There is one time zone in China and no day light saving which in many ways avoids a lot of confusion but it only really suits the eastern cities such as Shanghai or the capital Beijing.

So now I’m at the airport and it’s 7.40 and the sun is still in its bed. I’m heading back to Suzhou for a few days before leaving China for a few months.  I’m looking forward to being able to access websites without the use of a vpn and to get a bit of warmth.