kansu-szechuan time zone
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English
50
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In conformity with the decision of the Ministry of Interior, the Kansu-Szechwan Standard Time (same as Chungking Time) has been introduced as the standard time for all the railways."
- "There are two time-zones in China: the Eastern, which keeps Shanghai time, 8 hr. in advance of G.M.T.; and the Western, which keeps Kansu-Szechwan time, 7 hr. in advance of G.M.T."
- "Second, for your information, during the Anti-Japanese War, the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of China decided to use the Kansu-Szechuan Time Zone, (Chinese: 隴蜀時區; pinyin: Lǒng-Shǔ Shíqū), which based on the longitude 105°E and covered the mid-western part of China."
- "After some deliberation, it was decided that for the duration of the war, China would exclusively use the Kansu-Szechwan time zone. This zone corresponded to the geographical location of Chongqing, making it the logical choice."
- "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."
Inflected Forms
the Kansu-Szechuan Time Zone (canonical)